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Civil engineering at Penn State

Penn State graduates about 154 civil engineering majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 50th of 255 schools we score for civil engineering, a strong program at 74 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $81,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $53 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

74/100Strong#50 of 255 for civil engineering →
Graduates a year1542% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$81,0000.96× the same major nationally
Research in the field$53Ma year, NSF
Admit rate61%whole school
SAT middle 50%1280–1410whole school

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Hetzel Union Building-Robeson Center at Penn State University
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Where civil engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Engineering Design and Innovation Building, Animal, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Building Construction, Radiation Science Engineering Center Storage Building, Agricultural Engineering Building, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Building, Electrical Engineering East, Electrical Engineering West, Engineering Collaborative Research and Education Building, Earth and Engineering Sciences Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 279 · Dorm 62 · Student housing 45 · Athletics 13 · Arts 13 · Dining 8.

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Nearby in the civil engineering ranking

  1. The University of Alabama 76
  2. Clemson University 75
  3. Michigan State University 75
  4. University of Central Florida 74
  5. Stony Brook University–SUNY 74
  6. University of Georgia 74
  7. Lehigh University 73
  8. Rutgers University–New Brunswick 73

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Penn State with every school we score in civil 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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