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Electrical engineering at North Dakota State University

North Dakota State University graduates about 60 electrical engineering majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 211th of 312 schools we score for electrical engineering, a light program at 44 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $95,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.95×). Research spending in the field runs about $4 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

44/100Light#211 of 312 for electrical engineering →
Graduates a year603% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$95,0000.95× the same major nationally
Research in the field$4Ma year, NSF
Admit rate95%whole school
SAT middle 50%968–1216whole school

Around North Dakota State University

Newman Outdoor Field located on the NDSU campus. Hosts FM Redhawks and NDSU Base
Newman Outdoor Field; May 31, 2024Photo: Billybob2002 · CC BY 4.0 · source
Home of the Northern League's Fargo-Moorhead Redhawks
Newman Outdoor FieldPhoto: Randy Stern from Minneapolis, MN, USA. Color-corrected and cropped by Daniel Cas · CC BY 2.0 · source
College Dormitory, Pavek Hall, North Dakota State University
Pavek Hall NDSUPhoto: AlexJennings, 4thFloorRA, 2010-2011, PavekHall, NDSU · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Payton Otterdahl dressed as Riley Dolezal
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Where electrical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Electrical Computer Engineering (ECE), Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, South Engineering.

Named buildings on the campus map: Student housing 26 · Academic 19 · Dorm 17 · Athletics 9 · Dining 3 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the electrical engineering ranking

  1. Northern Arizona University 45
  2. Lamar University 45
  3. Gannon University 45
  4. Lawrence Technological University 45
  5. University of Massachusetts–Dartmouth 44
  6. Texas State University 44
  7. United States Coast Guard Academy 44
  8. The University of Texas–San Antonio 43

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares North Dakota State University 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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