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Neuroscience at Wellesley College

Wellesley College graduates about 35 neuroscience majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 25th of 275 schools we score for neuroscience, a standout program at 87 out of 100.

87/100Standout#25 of 275 for neuroscience →
Graduates a year356% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$45,000
Research in the field$887Ka year, NSF
Admit rate14%whole school
SAT middle 50%1430–1550whole school

Around Wellesley College

Definitely Wellesley, probably a dorm room in Claflin.
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Where neuroscience happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Science Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 19 · Dorm 7 · Arts 2 · Offices 1 · Library 1 · Chapel 1.

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Nearby in the neuroscience ranking

  1. Bowdoin College 88
  2. Swarthmore College 88
  3. Tufts University 87
  4. Middlebury College 87
  5. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 86
  6. University of Southern California 86
  7. Vassar College 86
  8. Smith College 86

Other strong majors at Wellesley College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Wellesley College 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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