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Chemical engineering at Northeastern

Northeastern graduates about 105 chemical engineering majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 22nd of 163 schools we score for chemical engineering, a standout program at 80 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $108,000 four years out, 1.11× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $7 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

80/100Standout#22 of 163 for chemical engineering →
Graduates a year1052% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$108,0001.11× the same major nationally
Research in the field$7Ma year, NSF
Admit rate5%whole school
SAT middle 50%1440–1510whole school

Around Northeastern

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Where chemical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Laboratory for Human Reproduction and Reproductive Biology, Merck Research Laboratories, Karp Family Research Laboratories, Center for Sciences and Biomedial Engineering, Maureen and Richard J. Egan Engineering and Science Research Center, Snell Engineering Center, Interdisciplinary Science & Engineering Complex.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 93 · Dorm 82 · Student housing 17 · Athletics 8 · Library 5 · Dining 5.

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Nearby in the chemical engineering ranking

  1. University of Washington 82
  2. Vanderbilt University 81
  3. Columbia University 81
  4. University of Florida 80
  5. University of Pennsylvania 79
  6. University of Maryland, College Park 79
  7. University of Delaware 78
  8. Princeton University 77

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Northeastern with every school we score in chemical 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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