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Chemical engineering at Iowa State University of Science and Technology

Iowa State University of Science and Technology graduates about 108 chemical engineering majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 66th of 163 schools we score for chemical engineering, a solid program at 60 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $93,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.95×). Research spending in the field runs about $19 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

60/100Solid#66 of 163 for chemical engineering →
Graduates a year1082% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$93,0000.95× the same major nationally
Research in the field$19Ma year, NSF
Admit rate89%whole school
SAT middle 50%1090–1350whole school

Around Iowa State University of Science and Technology

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The Iowa State University Campanile in Ames, Iowa, on a stormy evening.
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Where chemical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Waste Chemical Handling, Laboratory Of Mechanics, Black Engineering, Therkildsen Industrial Engineering Building, Biorenewables Research Laboratory, Town Engineering Building, Advanced Machinery Systems Laboratory, Ruminant Nutrition Laboratory, Crop Genome Informatics Laboratory, Meats Laboratory, National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 134 · Student housing 87 · Dorm 17 · Athletics 11 · Arts 4 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the chemical engineering ranking

  1. University of Cincinnati 60
  2. University at Buffalo–SUNY 60
  3. Villanova University 60
  4. Worcester Polytechnic Institute 60
  5. Colorado School of Mines 60
  6. University of Utah 59
  7. University of Colorado Boulder 59
  8. California State Polytechnic University–Pomona 58

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Iowa State University of Science and Technology 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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