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CIP PROGRAM: 26.1501
Neuroscience.

Summary: A program that focuses on the interdisciplinary scientific study of the molecular, structural, physiologic, cognitive, and behavioral aspects of the brain and nervous system. Includes instruction in molecular and cellular neuroscience, brain science, anatomy and physiology of the central nervous system, molecular and biochemical bases of information processing, behavioral neuroscience, biology of neuropsychiatric disorders, and applications to the clinical sciences and biomedical engineering.

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National Completion Rate Trends

Year Associate'sBachelor'sMaster's
2020 1 7398 289
2021 4 8283 305
2022 1 9090 408
2023 5 9902 443
2024 5 10290 471
Change +400.00% +33.85% +53.29%

Related CIPs

26 BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES.
26.15 Neurobiology and Neurosciences.
26.1501 Neuroscience.
26.1502 Neuroanatomy.
26.1503 Neurobiology and Anatomy.
26.1504 Neurobiology and Behavior.
26.1599 Neurobiology and Neurosciences, Other.

Institutions granting degrees in Neuroscience.

Institution Degrees Granted (2024)5-Year Change
Adelphi University14 +733.33%
Agnes Scott College17 -11.11%
Allegheny College18 -58.62%
Alma College8 +125.00%
American University12 -
Amherst College17 -3.85%
Arizona State University Campus Immersion65 +253.33%
Arizona State University Digital Immersion26 -
Assumption University5 -
Auburn University27 -
Augustana College14 -11.76%
Baldwin Wallace University10 -30.77%
Barnard College63 -
Bates College17 +10.53%
Baylor University81 +35.42%
Bellarmine University2 -
Belmont University11 +133.33%
Bethel University10 +1000.00%
Binghamton University256 -9.89%
Boston College86 -
Boston University121 +31.25%
Bowdoin College28 -3.70%
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus8 -44.44%
Brandeis University54 +17.65%
Brigham Young University124 -3.42%
Brown University74 -1.92%
Bryn Mawr College13 -
Bucknell University15 -
CUNY Queens College20 -
California Institute of Technology9 +50.00%
Carlow University3 -
Carnegie Mellon University24 +10.34%
Carthage College32 -7.69%
Case Western Reserve University33 -
Cedar Crest College3 -
Centenary College of Louisiana11 +14.29%
Central Michigan University44 -30.16%
Chatham University1 -100.00%
Christopher Newport University29 -
Claremont McKenna College12 +22.22%
Coe College13 +22.22%
Colby College44 +92.86%
Colgate University31 -15.38%
College of the Holy Cross12 +233.33%
Colorado College23 +20.00%
Colorado State University-Fort Collins58 +16.28%
Columbia University in the City of New York89 +26.56%
Connecticut College28 +44.44%
Creighton University18 -11.11%
Dartmouth College40 -14.89%
DePaul University31 +120.00%
DePauw University13 -
DeSales University3 -
Dickinson College16 +56.25%
Dominican University22 +200.00%
Drake University12 -63.64%
Drew University13 -66.67%
Drury University8 +125.00%
Duke University95 +4.35%
Earlham College9 +62.50%
Eastern Illinois University9 -
Eastern Michigan University15 +21.43%
Edgewood College4 +450.00%
Elizabethtown College4 -
Emmanuel College20 +16.67%
Emory University153 +15.97%
Fairfield University8 -
Florida State University118 -
Fordham University21 +50.00%
Franklin College5 -
Franklin and Marshall College15 +36.36%
Furman University9 -16.67%
George Mason University80 +14.75%
George Washington University48 +2000.00%
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus90 +885.71%
Georgia State University95 -21.65%
Hamilton College24 +43.75%
Hamline University11 +125.00%
Harvard University94 +165.52%
Haverford College19 -
Hendrix College10 +11.11%
High Point University10 +183.33%
Hofstra University9 +125.00%
Holy Family University2 -
Hope College5 -
Illinois Wesleyan University5 +200.00%
Indiana University-Bloomington118 +3.70%
Indiana University-Indianapolis40 +19.15%
Indiana University-Northwest3 -
Indiana University-Southeast13 -22.22%
Johns Hopkins University126 -10.49%
Juniata College1 -
Keene State College2 -
Kent State University at Kent21 -
Kenyon College19 -30.77%
King's College12 -33.33%
Knox College4 -12.50%
La Sierra University5 +100.00%
Lafayette College48 +130.00%
Lake Forest College30 +61.11%
Lawrence University15 -30.77%
Lebanon Valley College5 +10.00%
Lehigh University18 +35.00%
Loras College6 -58.33%
Loyola University New Orleans9 -
Luther College8 -30.00%
Lycoming College3 -
Macalester College35 +26.67%
Manhattanville College1 -
Marietta College1 -
Marymount Manhattan College2 -
Maryville College4 -50.00%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology16 -27.27%
Mercer University26 +142.86%
Michigan State University247 +27.50%
Middlebury College48 +2.13%
Millsaps College9 -
Monmouth College1 -
Moravian University6 +28.57%
Morehead State University3 -22.22%
Mount Holyoke College16 +91.67%
Mount St. Mary's University4 -
Muhlenberg College21 -22.86%
New York University57 +44.12%
North Central College25 -22.73%
Northeastern University124 -11.94%
Northeastern University Professional Programs2 -
Northern Kentucky University9 +400.00%
Northern Michigan University14 -
Northwestern University113 -8.04%
Norwich University5 +200.00%
Nova Southeastern University61 +364.71%
Oberlin College28 -10.71%
Ohio State University-Main Campus283 +24.40%
Ohio University-Main Campus2 -
Ohio Wesleyan University7 -15.38%
Pace University7 -
Pitzer College10 -66.67%
Pomona College26 -43.75%
Princeton University26 +12.12%
Randolph-Macon College9 -
Reed College9 +37.50%
Regis College6 -25.00%
Regis University13 -73.91%
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute3 -
Rhodes College28 +27.59%
Rice University45 +1350.00%
Rutgers University-Newark42 +850.00%
SUNY Brockport3 -
SUNY College at Geneseo14 +50.00%
Sacred Heart University12 +160.00%
Saginaw Valley State University5 +200.00%
Saint Ambrose University4 -66.67%
Saint Anselm College14 -
Saint Joseph's University15 -
Saint Louis University66 +3.92%
Saint Mary's College4 -
Saint Michael's College10 +20.00%
Samford University1 -
Santa Clara University39 +225.00%
Scripps College6 -13.33%
Simpson College1 +25.00%
Skidmore College29 -17.39%
Smith College31 -30.00%
St Bonaventure University3 -
St Catherine University1 -100.00%
St Lawrence University9 -5.88%
St. Mary's College of Maryland7 -
Stonehill College12 -37.50%
Susquehanna University10 -
Swarthmore College18 +25.00%
Syracuse University52 +38.89%
Temple University100 +18.82%
Texas A & M University-College Station33 -
Texas Christian University20 +466.67%
The College of Wooster19 +15.00%
The University of Montana12 -30.77%
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville137 -
The University of Texas at Austin262 +79.59%
The University of Texas at Dallas239 +62.66%
The University of Texas at El Paso35 -
The University of Texas at San Antonio2 -
The University of the South20 +500.00%
Thiel College7 +50.00%
Transylvania University6 +20.00%
Trinity College28 +13.04%
Trinity University51 +25.00%
Tulane University of Louisiana118 +21.14%
Union College24 +6.90%
Universidad Central de Bayamon2 -
University at Buffalo52 -
University of Alabama at Birmingham112 +52.94%
University of Arizona148 +6.90%
University of California-Los Angeles171 +36.17%
University of California-Riverside136 +32.04%
University of California-Santa Cruz46 +12.73%
University of Chicago59 +114.29%
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus47 +50.00%
University of Colorado Boulder147 +20.83%
University of Delaware80 +11.54%
University of Evansville15 -11.11%
University of Illinois Chicago95 +63.49%
University of Iowa67 +1466.67%
University of Kentucky108 +62.71%
University of Louisville47 -
University of Maryland-College Park67 -
University of Miami38 -3.85%
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor189 +18.32%
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities90 +10.58%
University of Mount Union5 -28.57%
University of Nebraska at Omaha24 +7.14%
University of Nevada-Reno82 +25.00%
University of New England9 -11.11%
University of New Hampshire at Manchester12 +18.18%
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus34 +6.25%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill155 +2433.33%
University of Notre Dame136 +3.57%
University of Oregon33 -
University of Pennsylvania103 +13.79%
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus169 +23.53%
University of Puget Sound2 -
University of Rhode Island6 -
University of San Diego67 +20.48%
University of Scranton34 -6.25%
University of South Carolina-Columbia4 -
University of South Dakota7 -
University of Southern California67 +26.25%
University of St Thomas36 +16.13%
University of Vermont77 -12.12%
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire20 -
University of Wisconsin-Madison288 +54.21%
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee21 -
University of Wisconsin-River Falls17 +9.09%
Ursinus College22 -17.65%
Vanderbilt University112 -8.85%
Vassar College22 -9.68%
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University215 +56.49%
Wartburg College22 +83.33%
Washington & Jefferson College10 +20.00%
Washington College1 -
Washington State University44 +8.89%
Washington University in St Louis69 +112.50%
Washington and Lee University22 -
Wayne State University85 -
Wellesley College35 +25.00%
West Virginia University25 -
Western Washington University47 +10.71%
Westminster College7 +60.00%
Westminster University15 -14.29%
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)17 -23.81%
Wilkes University8 +250.00%
William & Mary67 +6.15%
Wisconsin Lutheran College6 -
Xavier University of Louisiana10 +133.33%
Yale University48 +63.16%