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Computer engineering at Boston University

Boston University graduates about 110 computer engineering majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 11th of 269 schools we score for computer engineering, a standout program at 90 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $135,000 four years out, 1.21× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $48 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

90/100Standout#11 of 269 for computer engineering →
Graduates a year1102% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$135,0001.21× the same major nationally
Research in the field$48Ma year, NSF
Admit rate13%whole school
SAT middle 50%1420–1510whole school

Where computer engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Boston University Engineering Product Innovation Center, Center for Computing & Data Sciences Building, Center for Integrated Life Sciences and Engineering, Life Science and Engineering Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 136 · Academic 75 · Student housing 57 · Chapel 3 · Offices 3 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the computer engineering ranking

  1. University of Southern California 92
  2. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 91
  3. Georgia Institute of Technology 91
  4. University of Washington 90
  5. University of California, Irvine 89
  6. University of California, Santa Barbara 89
  7. University of Virginia 88
  8. University of Florida 88

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Boston University with every school we score in computer engineering. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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