Overview

Center for Neuroscience (CNUP) - Neuroscience / Center for Neuroscience (CNUP) - Neuroscience is located in Pittsburgh, PA, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Neuroscience

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	0
Doctoral Degrees	1
Other Advanced Degrees	0

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 Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

224

Applied

40

Accepted

18

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 1st	December 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Interviews

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL IBT score: 100

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	December 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Traineership Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships

Student Body

29

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	10.34%
White or Caucasian	68%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	13.79%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	6.9%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (34%)

Female (65%)

Faculty

120

Total faculty

Full-time - 120

Part-time - 0

Male (78)

Female (42)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Behavioral/systems/cognitive, cell and molecular, development/plasticity/repair, neurobiology of pain
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address A210 Langley Hall Fifth & Ruskin Aves.
Pittsburgh, PA  15260
United States

Contact Dr. Alan F. Sved
Professor and Chairman-Dept. of Neuroscience; Co-Director, Center for Neuroscience
Email: sved@pitt.edu
Phone: 412-624-6996
Fax: 412-624-9198

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