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Engineering (all) at Howard

Howard graduates about 66 engineering majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 112th of 434 schools we score for engineering, a strong program at 72 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $13 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

72/100Strong#112 of 434 for engineering →
Graduates a year665% of the class
Research in the field$13Ma year, NSF
Admit rate41%whole school
SAT middle 50%1050–1290whole school

Around Howard

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Where engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Chemical Engineering Building, Lewis K. Downing Hall (Engineering).

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 44 · Student housing 3 · Athletics 2 · Library 2 · Arts 2 · Dorm 2.

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Nearby in the engineering ranking

  1. University of Arizona 72
  2. University of Kentucky 72
  3. University of Missouri 72
  4. University of Maryland Baltimore County 72
  5. Texas Christian University 72
  6. University of Denver 72
  7. Trinity University 72
  8. Oregon State University 71

Other strong majors at Howard

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Howard 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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