by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Neurobiology & Anatomy. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Neurobiology & Neurosciences is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at Georgetown University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in neurobiology, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. Georgetown was ranked #27 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for neurobiology majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #1 in District of Columbia.
Here are some of the other rankings for Georgetown.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Georgetown paid an average of $2,391 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $57,384 | $57,384 |
| Fees | $544 | $544 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $17,032 | $17,032 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,594 | $2,594 |
Learn more about Georgetown tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the Georgetown neurobiology bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Georgetown Online Learning page.
Women made up around 57.7% of the neurobiology students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 68.2%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in neurobiology at Georgetown in 2019-2020, 30.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 42%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 16 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Neurobiology & Neurosciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Neurobiology & Anatomy | 26 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to neurobiology and neurosciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 66 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 5 |
| Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology | 3 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
