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Chemical engineering at Delaware

Delaware graduates about 80 chemical engineering majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 25th of 163 schools we score for chemical engineering, a strong program at 78 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $104,000 four years out, 1.07× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $98 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

78/100Strong#25 of 163 for chemical engineering →
Graduates a year802% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$104,0001.07× the same major nationally
Research in the field$98Ma year, NSF
Admit rate71%whole school
SAT middle 50%1190–1360whole school

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Where chemical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Ocean Engineering Lab.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 41 · Dorm 26 · Dining 5 · Athletics 1 · Arts 1 · Offices 1.

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Nearby in the chemical engineering ranking

  1. University of Florida 80
  2. Northeastern University 80
  3. University of Pennsylvania 79
  4. University of Maryland, College Park 79
  5. Princeton University 77
  6. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College 77
  7. The Ohio State University 76
  8. Rice University 76

Other strong majors at Delaware

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Delaware 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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