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Civil engineering at California State University–Sacramento

California State University–Sacramento graduates about 145 civil engineering majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 13th of 255 schools we score for civil engineering, a standout program at 88 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $94,000 four years out, 1.10× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $12 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

88/100Standout#13 of 255 for civil engineering →
Graduates a year1452% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$94,0001.10× the same major nationally
Research in the field$12Ma year, NSF
Admit rate92%whole school

Around California State University–Sacramento

Colleen Donohue (right), a civil design intern with the U.S. Army Corps of Engin
Engineers talk careers at Sac State (6816477090)Photo: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District · Public domain · source
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District employees participate in ropes
Ropes Course for LDP level I, 2015 (16581618395)Photo: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District · Public domain · source
California State University, Sacramento - University Library
California State University, Sacramento - University LibraryPhoto: CarmenEsparzaAmoux · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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Japanese Garden (137452667)Photo: Howard Cheng · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where civil engineering happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 42 · Dining 3 · Athletics 2 · Student housing 1 · Arts 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the civil engineering ranking

  1. Purdue University–Main Campus 91
  2. Texas A&M University 90
  3. University of California San Diego 89
  4. University of California, Los Angeles 89
  5. Arizona State University 88
  6. Virginia Tech 87
  7. New York University 87
  8. Princeton University 87

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares California State University–Sacramento with every school we score in civil 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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