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Electrical engineering at Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech graduates about 152 electrical engineering majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 10th of 312 schools we score for electrical engineering, a standout program at 91 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $112,000 four years out, 1.12× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $546 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

91/100Standout#10 of 312 for electrical engineering →
Graduates a year1524% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$112,0001.12× the same major nationally
Research in the field$546Ma year, NSF
Admit rate13%whole school
SAT middle 50%1370–1530whole school

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Where electrical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Parker H. Petit Biotechnology Building, Institute of Paper Science and Technology, Rodger A. and Helen B. Krone Engineered Biosystems Building, Office of Information Technology Planning and Programming, Bernie Marcus Nanotechnology Building, Weber Space Science and Technology Building I, Ford Motor Company Environmental Science and Technology Building, Daniel Environmental Engineering Laboratory; Daniel Lab Addition, Georgia Tech Office of Information Technology Engineering Building, Old Civil Engineering Building, Weber Space Science & Technology Building III, Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 43 · Academic 29 · Athletics 10 · Dining 7 · Offices 6 · Chapel 5.

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Nearby in the electrical engineering ranking

  1. Cornell University 93
  2. University of California, Los Angeles 92
  3. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 92
  4. University of Washington 91
  5. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 91
  6. Northeastern University 90
  7. Princeton University 90
  8. Stanford University 89

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Georgia Tech with every school we score in electrical 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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