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Chemical engineering at Maryland

Maryland graduates about 60 chemical engineering majors a year. That puts it 24th of 163 schools we score for chemical engineering, a strong program at 79 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $102,000 four years out, 1.05× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $15 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

79/100Strong#24 of 163 for chemical engineering →
Graduates a year60under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$102,0001.05× the same major nationally
Research in the field$15Ma year, NSF
Admit rate45%whole school
SAT middle 50%1410–1520whole school

Around Maryland

Laundry Day performing "FRIENDS" during a concert in August 2024
Laundry Day band in August 2024Photo: Leafy46 · CC0 · source
Photo of the Nyumburu Cultural Center
Nyumburu Cultural CenterPhoto: BethGuay · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Purple Line construction
Purple Line construction on UMD campusPhoto: CarmenEsparzaAmoux · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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McKeldin Library, UMD, 2023Photo: CarmenEsparzaAmoux · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where chemical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Building, Chemistry Building, Engineering Laboratory Building, Brendan Iribe Center for Computer Science and Engineering, Engineering Annex, Jeong H Kim Engineering Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 109 · Dining 11 · Student housing 8 · Dorm 8 · Athletics 6 · Arts 4.

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Nearby in the chemical engineering ranking

  1. Columbia University 81
  2. University of Florida 80
  3. Northeastern University 80
  4. University of Pennsylvania 79
  5. University of Delaware 78
  6. Princeton University 77
  7. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College 77
  8. The Ohio State University 76

Other strong majors at Maryland

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Maryland 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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