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Electrical engineering at Penn State

Penn State graduates about 168 electrical engineering majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 74th of 312 schools we score for electrical engineering, a strong program at 71 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $93,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.94×). Research spending in the field runs about $157 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

71/100Strong#74 of 312 for electrical engineering →
Graduates a year1682% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$93,0000.94× the same major nationally
Research in the field$157Ma year, NSF
Admit rate61%whole school
SAT middle 50%1280–1410whole school

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Where electrical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Engineering Design and Innovation Building, 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 electrical engineering ranking

  1. George Washington University 72
  2. Texas Tech University 72
  3. Iowa State University of Science and Technology 71
  4. University of Virginia 71
  5. University of California, Riverside 71
  6. Stony Brook University–SUNY 70
  7. Santa Clara University 70
  8. Lehigh University 70

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Penn State 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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