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Engineering (all) at Delaware

Delaware graduates about 406 engineering majors a year, 9% of its graduating class. That puts it 58th of 434 schools we score for engineering, a standout program at 84 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $97,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $175 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

84/100Standout#58 of 434 for engineering →
Graduates a year4069% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$97,0001.03× the same major nationally
Research in the field$175Ma year, NSF
Admit rate71%whole school
SAT middle 50%1190–1360whole school

Around Delaware

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Where engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Innovation Way, 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 engineering ranking

  1. Worcester Polytechnic Institute 85
  2. University of Rochester 85
  3. University of Chicago 85
  4. University of California, Davis 84
  5. George Washington University 84
  6. University of Tulsa 84
  7. The Pennsylvania State University–University Park 83
  8. University of California, Irvine 83

Other strong majors at Delaware

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Delaware with every school we score in engineering. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 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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