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Electrical & computer engineering at GW

GW graduates about 16 electrical & computer engineering majors a year. That puts it tied for 88th of 271 schools we rank for electrical & computer engineering, a solid program at 6.3 out of 10. Research spending in the field runs about $7 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

6.3/10SolidT-88 of 271 for electrical & computer engineering →
Graduates a year16under 1% of the class
Research in the field$7Ma year, NSF
Admit rate47%whole school
SAT middle 50%1310–1450whole school

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Foggy Bottom, Washington, DC
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Washington, D.C.
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Where electrical & computer engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: GW Science & Engineering Hall.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 32 · Dorm 18 · Athletics 6 · Student housing 6 · Arts 3 · Chapel 2.

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Nearby in the electrical & computer engineering ranking

  1. The University of Alabama 6.4
  2. Syracuse University 6.4
  3. Bucknell University 6.4
  4. University of Arkansas 6.3
  5. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College 6.3
  6. University of Cincinnati 6.2
  7. Florida State University 6.2
  8. University of Rochester 6.2

Other strong majors at GW

How the score works

The score is out of 10 and compares GW with every school we rank in electrical & computer engineering. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (30%), research spending in electrical engineering (30%, NSF; at least its usual share of the school's EE and computer science research, since joint EECS departments report it either way), the student body's test scores (20%), how many undergraduate courses the department lists, where counted (15%), and the number of graduates in the major (5%; schools file EE and computer engineering under different codes, so the count says little). Pay is compared after a half adjustment for state price levels (BEA), since many graduates move. A program needs at least 15 graduates a year (or 8, with research spending in the field in the top quarter) and data about the program itself (its own graduates' pay, its course catalog or research in the field) to be ranked; school-wide numbers alone never rank a program. Missing inputs drop out and the rest are reweighted. Scores run 0–10 against the other ranked schools: 8.0+ is a standout program, 6.5+ strong, 4.5+ solid. Schools with the same score share a rank. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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