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Civil engineering at Cornell

Cornell graduates about 34 civil engineering majors a year. That puts it 35th of 255 schools we score for civil engineering, a strong program at 79 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $91,000 four years out, 1.07× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $20 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

79/100Strong#35 of 255 for civil engineering →
Graduates a year34under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$91,0001.07× the same major nationally
Research in the field$20Ma year, NSF
Admit rate9%whole school
SAT middle 50%1490–1550whole school

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Nearby in the civil engineering ranking

  1. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 81
  2. University of Massachusetts–Amherst 80
  3. Northwestern University 80
  4. Duke University 80
  5. The Ohio State University 79
  6. Stanford University 79
  7. University of Virginia 78
  8. North Carolina State University 78

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Cornell 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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