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Engineering (all) at GW

GW graduates about 146 engineering majors a year, 5% 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 $105,000 four years out, 1.11× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $34 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

84/100Standout#58 of 434 for engineering →
Graduates a year1465% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$105,0001.11× the same major nationally
Research in the field$34Ma year, NSF
Admit rate47%whole school
SAT middle 50%1330–1490whole school

Around GW

Foggy Bottom, Washington, DC
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Washington, D.C.
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Building in Washington, D. C., United States
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Where 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 engineering ranking

  1. University of Rochester 85
  2. University of Chicago 85
  3. University of California, Davis 84
  4. University of Delaware 84
  5. University of Tulsa 84
  6. The Pennsylvania State University–University Park 83
  7. University of California, Irvine 83
  8. Rutgers University–New Brunswick 83

Other strong majors at GW

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares GW 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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