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Engineering (all) at Drexel

Drexel graduates about 677 engineering majors a year, 20% of its graduating class. That puts it 72nd of 434 schools we score for engineering, a standout program at 80 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $99,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $44 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

80/100Standout#72 of 434 for engineering →
Graduates a year67720% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$99,0001.03× the same major nationally
Research in the field$44Ma year, NSF
Admit rate70%whole school
SAT middle 50%1230–1430whole school

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The Earle Mack School of Law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Where engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Center for Automation Technology, Alumni Engineering Labs, Krishna P. Singh Center for Nanotechnology, Bennet S. LeBow Engineering Center, Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 109 · Academic 89 · Dining 16 · Arts 13 · Athletics 9 · Student housing 7.

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Nearby in the engineering ranking

  1. Tulane University of Louisiana 82
  2. University of Pittsburgh 81
  3. California Polytechnic State University–San Luis Obispo 80
  4. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities 80
  5. Rochester Institute of Technology 80
  6. Wake Forest University 80
  7. University of Massachusetts–Amherst 79
  8. University of Dayton 78

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Drexel 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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