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Computer engineering at Northwestern

Northwestern graduates about 18 computer engineering majors a year. That puts it 30th of 269 schools we score for computer engineering, a standout program at 82 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $25 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

82/100Standout#30 of 269 for computer engineering →
Graduates a year18under 1% of the class
Research in the field$25Ma year, NSF
Admit rate7%whole school
SAT middle 50%1520–1560whole school

Around Northwestern

Near Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL
Entrance to Northwestern University Technological Institute (51725404073)Photo: Chris Rycroft from Madison, Wisconsin, United States · CC BY 2.0 · source
A photo of the interior of Dearborn Observatory. The dome is open, the red light
Dearborn Telescope with open domePhoto: Jackricono · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Shakespeare Garden in Evanston (1915). It was established by the Garden Club
Shakespeare Garden (8105928197)Photo: Teemu008 from Palatine, Illinois · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Aggelos Katsaggelos
Aggelos KatsaggelosPhoto: Leandros89 · CC0 · source

Where computer engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Northwestern University Technological Institute, Seeley G. Mudd Science and Engineering Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 96 · Dorm 44 · Fraternity or sorority house 13 · Arts 8 · Chapel 5 · Athletics 3.

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Nearby in the computer engineering ranking

  1. Texas A&M University 83
  2. Stony Brook University–SUNY 83
  3. University of California, Santa Cruz 82
  4. Vanderbilt University 82
  5. Brigham Young University 81
  6. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities 81
  7. Rochester Institute of Technology 81
  8. Washington University in St. Louis 80

Other strong majors at Northwestern

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Northwestern 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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