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Iowa City, IA · Civil engineering

Civil engineering at Iowa

Iowa graduates about 43 civil engineering majors a year. That puts it 100th of 255 schools we score for civil engineering, a solid program at 60 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $83,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $27 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

60/100Solid#100 of 255 for civil engineering →
Graduates a year43under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$83,0000.98× the same major nationally
Research in the field$27Ma year, NSF
Admit rate80%whole school
SAT middle 50%1130–1340whole school

Where civil engineering happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 64 · Athletics 12 · Student housing 10 · Dorm 5 · Arts 2 · Offices 1.

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Nearby in the civil engineering ranking

  1. Vanderbilt University 60
  2. San Francisco State University 60
  3. CUNY–City College 60
  4. University of Hawaii at Manoa 60
  5. University of Nevada–Las Vegas 60
  6. Brigham Young University 60
  7. University of Nebraska – Lincoln 60
  8. University of St. Thomas (MN) 60

Other strong majors at Iowa

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Iowa with every school we score in civil 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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