Engineering (all) at NC State
NC State graduates about 1,501 engineering majors a year, 23% of its graduating class. That puts it 52nd of 434 schools we score for engineering, a standout program at 86 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $93,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $218 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around NC State
Where engineering happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Burlington Engineering Laboratories.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 109 · Dorm 28 · Student housing 10 · Athletics 5 · Library 4 · Dining 2.
Nearby in the engineering ranking
Other strong majors at NC State
- Environmental science 87 · #32
- Languages 84 · #74
- Math & statistics 82 · #76
- Education 82 · #21
- Computer science 81 · #75
- Chemistry & biochem 80 · #75
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares NC State with every school we score in engineering. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 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.