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Computer engineering at Maryland

Maryland graduates about 110 computer engineering majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 4th of 269 schools we score for computer engineering, a standout program at 94 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $152,000 four years out, 1.36× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $104 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

94/100Standout#4 of 269 for computer engineering →
Graduates a year1101% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$152,0001.36× the same major nationally
Research in the field$104Ma 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 computer engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Computer Science Instructional Center, Technology Advancement Building, Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Building, Engineering Laboratory Building, Brendan Iribe Center for Computer Science and Engineering, Engineering Annex, Institute for Physical Science & Technology, 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 computer engineering ranking

  1. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 100
  2. Duke University 97
  3. University of California San Diego 95
  4. University of California, Los Angeles 93
  5. Northeastern University 93
  6. University of Southern California 92
  7. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 91

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Maryland with every school we score in computer 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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