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Computer engineering at Minnesota

Minnesota graduates about 71 computer engineering majors a year. That puts it 32nd of 269 schools we score for computer engineering, a standout program at 81 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $120,000 four years out, 1.07× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $48 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year71under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$120,0001.07× the same major nationally
Research in the field$48Ma 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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McNamara Alumni Center, University of Minnesota (32718108201)Photo: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where computer engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Physics and Nanotechnology Building, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering Building, Information Technology.

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 computer engineering ranking

  1. University of California, Santa Cruz 82
  2. Vanderbilt University 82
  3. Northwestern University 82
  4. Brigham Young University 81
  5. Rochester Institute of Technology 81
  6. Washington University in St. Louis 80
  7. The Pennsylvania State University–University Park 80
  8. Arizona State University 80

Other strong majors at Minnesota

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Minnesota 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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