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Engineering (all) at Northwestern

Northwestern graduates about 319 engineering majors a year, 16% of its graduating class. That puts it 10th of 434 schools we score for engineering, a standout program at 95 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $112,000 four years out, 1.18× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $121 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

95/100Standout#10 of 434 for engineering →
Graduates a year31916% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$112,0001.18× the same major nationally
Research in the field$121Ma year, NSF
Admit rate7%whole school
SAT middle 50%1490–1570whole 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 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 engineering ranking

  1. Columbia University 96
  2. Johns Hopkins University 96
  3. Rice University 96
  4. Cornell University 95
  5. University of Notre Dame 94
  6. Vanderbilt University 94
  7. Georgia Institute of Technology 93
  8. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 93

Other strong majors at Northwestern

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Northwestern 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.

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