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Electrical engineering at Minnesota

Minnesota graduates about 62 electrical engineering majors a year. That puts it 69th of 312 schools we score for electrical engineering, a strong program at 72 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 $23 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

72/100Strong#69 of 312 for electrical engineering →
Graduates a year62under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$98,0000.98× the same major nationally
Research in the field$23Ma 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 electrical 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 electrical engineering ranking

  1. University of Wisconsin–Madison 73
  2. Case Western Reserve University 73
  3. Michigan State University 73
  4. Syracuse University 72
  5. George Washington University 72
  6. Texas Tech University 72
  7. Iowa State University of Science and Technology 71
  8. University of Virginia 71

Other strong majors at Minnesota

How the score works

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