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Electrical engineering at Old Dominion

Old Dominion graduates about 40 electrical engineering majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 142nd of 312 schools we score for electrical engineering, a solid program at 57 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $96,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $11 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

57/100Solid#142 of 312 for electrical engineering →
Graduates a year401% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$96,0000.97× the same major nationally
Research in the field$11Ma year, NSF
Admit rate95%whole school
SAT middle 50%1120–1270whole school

Around Old Dominion

Engineering Systems Building
Engineering Systems Building at Old DominionPhoto: Cmett003 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Dragas Hall at Old Dominion University. Formerly the Robert M. Hughes Memorial L
Dragas Hall at Old Dominion UniversityPhoto: Packer1028 · CC0 · source
Kaufman Mall and the Webb University Center
Kaufman Mall and the Webb University CenterPhoto: Cmett003 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Kornblau Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium. Home to the Old Dominion Monarchs footba
Kornblau Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium - Old DominionPhoto: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0 · source

Where electrical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Engineering Systems Building, Engineering Motorsports, Engineering & Computational Sciences Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 25 · Athletics 12 · Student housing 9 · Dorm 7 · Arts 4 · Dining 1.

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Nearby in the electrical engineering ranking

  1. University of North Carolina at Charlotte 58
  2. Montana State University 57
  3. University of Arkansas 57
  4. University of Kentucky 57
  5. Utah State University 57
  6. Hofstra University 56
  7. California State University–Fresno 56
  8. The Catholic University of America 56

Other strong majors at Old Dominion

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Old Dominion 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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