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Neuroscience at West Virginia University

West Virginia University graduates about 25 neuroscience majors a year. That puts it 160th of 275 schools we score for neuroscience, a solid program at 53 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $66 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

53/100Solid#160 of 275 for neuroscience →
Graduates a year25under 1% of the class
Research in the field$66Ma year, NSF
Admit rate89%whole school
SAT middle 50%1000–1220whole school

Around West Virginia University

Stewart Hall
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Purinton House
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in Morgantown, West Virginia in 2017
Woodburn Hall WVU 2017Photo: Antony-22 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Aerial view of Woodburn Circle on West Virginia University's downtown campus
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Where neuroscience happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Life Sciences Building (WVU).

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 27 · Fraternity or sorority house 6 · Dorm 2 · Student housing 1 · Chapel 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the neuroscience ranking

  1. University of Nevada–Reno 54
  2. University of California, Merced 54
  3. Drake University 54
  4. Lake Forest College 53
  5. Allegheny College 53
  6. University of Evansville 52
  7. Fairfield University 52
  8. Illinois Institute of Technology 52

Other strong majors at West Virginia University

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares West Virginia 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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