Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour

Verified school-wide outcomes 40% · recognized strength in Social Sciences 25% · data transparency 20% · value 15%.

1. Verified school-wide outcomes

   82/100: McMaster University's verified outcome score, inherited (no fabricated per-program number)

   × 40% → 32 pts

   32 pts
2. Recognised strength in Social Sciences

   55/100: Social Sciences is offered but not a flagged strength (floors at 55)

   × 25% → 14 pts

   14 pts
3. Program data transparency

   79/100: this program's transparency score (below)

   × 20% → 16 pts

   16 pts
4. Value

   67/100: quality adjusted for McMaster University's cost

   × 15% → 10 pts

   10 pts

We don't yet publish verified program-LEVEL outcomes, so this program inherits its school's verified figures, labelled as such: never a per-program number we can't source.

30% (listed on the school's official programs page) + 70% (the school's own data-transparency score).

1. Program listed on an official pageThis program

   Yes: existence confirmed on the school's official programs page (1/1)

   × 30% → 30 pts

   30 pts

   Existence confirmed on academiccalendars.romcmaster.ca

   Sourceofficial source ↗
2. McMaster University's data-transparency scoreSchool-level

   70/100: the school's own rubric (shown on its profile)

   × 70% → 49 pts

   49 pts

The one genuinely program-level signal we can verify today is whether the program is listed officially. The rest is the school's transparency, inherited and labelled.

Each verified outcome is scored 0-100 against the range its peers actually publish, then blended by weight.

1. First-year retention

   92%: first-year retention

   scaled within the 80-95% range across the 16 peers that publish it → 80/100, weighted 30%

   24 pts

   “92% of Undergraduates continued to 2nd year”

   Extracted fromMcMaster University Office of Institutional Research & Analysis, Quick Facts 2023-24 ↗· as of 2023-24
2. Graduation rate

   83.1%: graduation rate

   scaled within the 62.3-90% range across the 20 peers that publish it → 75/100, weighted 35%

   26 pts

   “OUGS all-institutions table — McMaster 1.10% 83.10% 86.60% 95.70% — Graduation Rate 83.1%”

   Extracted fromGovernment of Ontario · dataset ↗· as of 2022-23
3. Graduate employment

   95.7%: graduate employment

   scaled within the 86-96.7% range across the 14 peers that publish it → 91/100, weighted 35%

   32 pts

   “OUGS all-institutions table — McMaster 1.10% 83.10% 86.60% 95.70% — Graduate Employment Rate (2 Years) 95.7%”

   Extracted fromGovernment of Ontario · dataset ↗· as of 2022-23

All 3 outcome metrics are verified to an official source.