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Engineering (all) at Boston University

Boston University graduates about 401 engineering majors a year, 9% of its graduating class. That puts it 37th of 434 schools we score for engineering, a standout program at 88 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $107,000 four years out, 1.09× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $114 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

88/100Standout#37 of 434 for engineering →
Graduates a year4019% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$107,0001.09× the same major nationally
Research in the field$114Ma year, NSF
Admit rate13%whole school
SAT middle 50%1350–1500whole school

Where engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Boston University Engineering Product Innovation Center, 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 engineering ranking

  1. United States Military Academy at West Point 89
  2. Purdue University–Main Campus 88
  3. University of Wisconsin–Madison 88
  4. Stevens Institute of Technology 88
  5. Brown University 88
  6. Texas A&M University 87
  7. Virginia Tech 87
  8. The Ohio State University 87

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Boston University with every school we score in engineering. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 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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