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Aerospace engineering at Minnesota

Minnesota graduates about 72 aerospace engineering majors a year. That puts it 28th of 69 schools we score for aerospace engineering, a solid program at 60 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $92,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $15 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

60/100Solid#28 of 69 for aerospace engineering →
Graduates a year72under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$92,0000.97× the same major nationally
Research in the field$15Ma year, NSF
Admit rate80%whole school
SAT middle 50%1310–1460whole school

Around Minnesota

Scholars Walk
University of Minnesota - Scholars Walk (3099117518)Photo: A Gude · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
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Rose rugosa "Japanese Rose", umn - Flickr - odako1Photo: Koichi Oda · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
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McNamara Alumni Center, University of Minnesota (32718108201)Photo: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where aerospace engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Mayo Meditation Space, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 73 · Athletics 10 · Fraternity or sorority house 9 · Dorm 5 · Student housing 5 · Chapel 3.

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Nearby in the aerospace engineering ranking

  1. San Diego State University 62
  2. Worcester Polytechnic Institute 61
  3. Illinois Institute of Technology 60
  4. University of Miami 60
  5. University of Alabama in Huntsville 59
  6. University of California, Los Angeles 58
  7. California State University, Long Beach 58
  8. University at Buffalo–SUNY 57

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Minnesota with every school we score in aerospace 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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