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Chemical engineering at Louisiana Tech

Louisiana Tech graduates about 30 chemical engineering majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 111th of 163 schools we score for chemical engineering, a light program at 44 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $98,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

44/100Light#111 of 163 for chemical engineering →
Graduates a year302% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$98,0001.01× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate62%whole school
SAT middle 50%1088–1280whole school

Around Louisiana Tech

J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park, the home field of the Louisiana Tech Uni
Louisiana Tech ballparkPhoto: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0 · source
Robinson Hall, La Tech
Robinson Hall, Louisiana TechPhoto: Jmjm0110 · CC BY 4.0 · source
Woodard Hall Complex, Louisiana Tech Campus
Woodard Hall, Louisiana Tech CampusPhoto: Jmjm0110 · CC BY 4.0 · source
Woodard Hall Complex, Louisiana Tech Campus
Woodard Hall entrance , Louisiana Tech CampusPhoto: Jmjm0110 · CC BY 4.0 · source

Where chemical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Daniel D. Reneau Biomedical Engineering Building, Engineering Annex, Integrated Engineering and Science Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 51 · Dining 38 · Dorm 13 · Athletics 11 · Arts 2 · Student housing 2.

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Nearby in the chemical engineering ranking

  1. Howard University 46
  2. Kettering University 45
  3. University of Tulsa 45
  4. North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University 45
  5. Bucknell University 44
  6. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology 43
  7. University of Maryland Baltimore County 43
  8. University of Mississippi 43

Other strong majors at Louisiana Tech

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Louisiana Tech 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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