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Neuroscience at Wayne State University

Wayne State University graduates about 85 neuroscience majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 121st of 275 schools we score for neuroscience, a solid program at 60 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $111 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

60/100Solid#121 of 275 for neuroscience →
Graduates a year852% of the class
Research in the field$111Ma year, NSF
Admit rate81%whole school
SAT middle 50%1040–1260whole school

Around Wayne State University

Team poses after taking 2nd place in NFA-LD debate and 5th team overall
WPDU at NFA National Tournament 2025 hosted at Wayne State UniversityPhoto: Mongooseoverlord · CC BY 4.0 · source
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Shapero Hall, Wayne State University
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McGregor Reflecting Pool on the Wayne State University campus in Detroit, MI, Un
2025-07-23 - McGregor Memorial Conference Center in Detroit MI US 3Photo: Matt Joseph · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where neuroscience happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Mortuary Science, Science Hall, Life Science, Biological Sciences, Science and Engineering Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 54 · Student housing 17 · Library 7 · Arts 4 · Dorm 4 · Dining 1.

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Nearby in the neuroscience ranking

  1. University of New Hampshire 61
  2. Agnes Scott College 61
  3. University of California, Santa Cruz 60
  4. Brigham Young University 60
  5. Rutgers University–Newark 60
  6. University of St. Thomas (MN) 60
  7. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 60
  8. Claremont McKenna College 60

Other strong majors at Wayne State University

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Wayne State University with every school we score in neuroscience. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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