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Chemical engineering at Columbia

Columbia graduates about 20 chemical engineering majors a year. That puts it 20th of 163 schools we score for chemical engineering, a standout program at 81 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $17 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

81/100Standout#20 of 163 for chemical engineering →
Graduates a year20under 1% of the class
Research in the field$17Ma year, NSF
Admit rate5%whole school
SAT middle 50%1490–1580whole school

Where chemical engineering happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Student housing 168 · Academic 66 · Dorm 21 · Chapel 8 · Library 6 · Offices 4.

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Nearby in the chemical engineering ranking

  1. University of California, Los Angeles 83
  2. Carnegie Mellon University 83
  3. University of Washington 82
  4. Vanderbilt University 81
  5. University of Florida 80
  6. Northeastern University 80
  7. University of Pennsylvania 79
  8. University of Maryland, College Park 79

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Columbia with every school we score in chemical 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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