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Our PhD graduates obtain postdoctoral fellowships in top laboratories at major research institutions or move straight to faculty positions. We are the second-ranked program in the country for the proportion of doctoral students who have gone on to obtain faculty positions.

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Laboratories at major research institutions

  • Stanford University
  • Max Planck Institute
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  • Cornell/Sackler Institute
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  • Harvard University
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  • Dartmouth Medical School
  • Tulane University
  • University of California Santa Barbara
  • Radboud University Nijmegen
  • George Washington University

Major journals

  • Nature Neuroscience
  • Cerebral Cortex
  • Journal of Neuroscience
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  • Psychological Science
  • Hippocampus
  • Behavioral Neuroscience
  • Consciousness & Cognition
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  • Trends in Cognitive Science
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2010 National Research Council Assessment of Doctoral Programs in Psychology

  • 50% of graduates successfully obtain faculty position at academic institutions (average is 29%)
  • 44% of first year students have earned external fellowships (average is 9%)
  • 78% of department faculty members have extramural research grants (average is 55%)
  • Top psychology PhD program in Student Outcomes & Support
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