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Engineering (all) at Iowa

Iowa graduates about 431 engineering majors a year, 9% of its graduating class. That puts it 95th of 434 schools we score for engineering, a strong program at 74 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $89,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $58 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year4319% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$89,0000.96× the same major nationally
Research in the field$58Ma year, NSF
Admit rate80%whole school
SAT middle 50%1130–1340whole school

Where engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Iowa Bioscience Innovation Facility.

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 engineering ranking

  1. Smith College 76
  2. The Catholic University of America 75
  3. Colorado State University 74
  4. Brigham Young University 74
  5. Union College 74
  6. Loyola Marymount University 74
  7. Swarthmore College 74
  8. Arizona State University 73

Other strong majors at Iowa

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Iowa 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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