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Chemical engineering at Ohio University

Ohio University graduates about 34 chemical engineering majors a year. That puts it 136th of 163 schools we score for chemical engineering, a light program at 33 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $86,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.88×). Research spending in the field runs about $4 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

33/100Light#136 of 163 for chemical engineering →
Graduates a year34under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$86,0000.88× the same major nationally
Research in the field$4Ma year, NSF
Admit rate85%whole school
SAT middle 50%1100–1280whole school

Around Ohio University

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Hygrocybe caespitosa 13079707Photo: mycowalt · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
jsc2024e067093 (1/19/2024) --- Ohio University’s Mission 18 Team (Michael Lane,
Preflight Imagery for Nanoracks-NCESSE-Surveyor-SSEP (jsc2024e067093)Photo: NASA Johnson Space Center / Ohio University · Public domain · source
Location: Athens, Ohio,USAEvent type: Regular lifeDate or year: 2019
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Alden Library Park Place entrance
Alden Library Park Place entrancePhoto: Gkuriger · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where chemical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Clippinger Laboratories.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 63 · Dorm 27 · Student housing 11 · Athletics 10 · Arts 3 · Chapel 2.

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Nearby in the chemical engineering ranking

  1. Xavier University 35
  2. San Jose State University 34
  3. Syracuse University 34
  4. CUNY–City College 33
  5. University of North Dakota 32
  6. Illinois Institute of Technology 31
  7. California Baptist University 30
  8. University of Akron 30

Other strong majors at Ohio University

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Ohio University 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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