Overview

Neuroscience Graduate Program / Neuroscience Graduate Program is located in Portland, OR, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Doctoral Degrees	9

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test (minimum scores: 153 Verbal/148 Quantitative/4.5 Analytical) or MCAT (for some programs) Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Qualifying exam

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

167

Applied

32

Accepted

10

Enrolled

Applying

70

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 1st	December 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test (minimum scores: 153 Verbal/148 Quantitative/4.5 Analytical) or MCAT (for some programs)

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	March 1
Types of financial support available	Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans

Student Body

50

Total Graduate Students

16%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	6%
Black or African American	2%
White or Caucasian	72%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	4%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (48%)

Female (52%)

Faculty

149

Total faculty

Full-time - 44

Part-time - 105

Male (102)

Female (47)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Development, neurobiology of disease, molecular, systems, behavioral, cellular, biophysics of channels and transporters, gene regulation, neuronal signaling, synapses and circuits, sensory systems, neuroendocrinology, neurobiology of disease
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 3181 Southwest Sam Jackson Park Road
Portland, OR  97239-3098
United States

Contact Dr. Gary Westbrook
Program Director
Email: ngp@ohsu.edu
Phone: 503-494-5429

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