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Chemical engineering at Florida

Florida graduates about 108 chemical engineering majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 21st of 163 schools we score for chemical engineering, a standout program at 80 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $110,000 four years out, 1.13× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $9 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year1081% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$110,0001.13× the same major nationally
Research in the field$9Ma year, NSF
Admit rate20%whole school
SAT middle 50%1330–1490whole school

Around Florida

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Where chemical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Agricultural Engineering Field Lab, Agricultural Engineering Building, Agricultural Engineering Shop, IFAS Research Laboratory #1, IFAS Research Laboratory #2, Chemistry Laboratory, Microkelvin Laboratory, Engineering HR South, Water Reclamation Shop/Storage and Chemical Stg, Chemical Engineering Solvent Storage, Ramos Collaboratory, Chemical Engineering Student Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 220 · Dorm 78 · Student housing 45 · Athletics 33 · Dining 14 · Arts 6.

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Nearby in the chemical engineering ranking

  1. Carnegie Mellon University 83
  2. University of Washington 82
  3. Vanderbilt University 81
  4. Columbia University 81
  5. Northeastern University 80
  6. University of Pennsylvania 79
  7. University of Maryland, College Park 79
  8. University of Delaware 78

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Florida 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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