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Computer engineering at Columbia

Columbia graduates about 25 computer engineering majors a year. That puts it 16th of 269 schools we score for computer engineering, a standout program at 87 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $194,000 four years out, 1.73× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $43 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

87/100Standout#16 of 269 for computer engineering →
Graduates a year25under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$194,0001.73× the same major nationally
Research in the field$43Ma year, NSF
Admit rate5%whole school
SAT middle 50%1490–1580whole school

Where computer engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Computer Science.

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 computer engineering ranking

  1. University of California, Irvine 89
  2. University of California, Santa Barbara 89
  3. University of Virginia 88
  4. University of Florida 88
  5. The Ohio State University 87
  6. University of California, Davis 87
  7. University of Pennsylvania 86
  8. Purdue University–Main Campus 85

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Columbia 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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