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Princeton, NJ · Chemical engineering

Chemical engineering at Princeton

Princeton graduates about 28 chemical engineering majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 26th of 163 schools we score for chemical engineering, a strong program at 77 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $9 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

77/100Strong#26 of 163 for chemical engineering →
Graduates a year282% of the class
Research in the field$9Ma year, NSF
Admit rate4%whole school
SAT middle 50%1490–1580whole school

Around Princeton

Class of 1952 Stadium, home to the Princeton Tigers lacrosse and field hockey te
Class of 1952 StadiumPhoto: David Keddie · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Roberts Stadium, home to the Princeton Tigers soccer teams of Princeton Universi
Roberts StadiumPhoto: David Keddie · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Lenz Tennis Center, home to the Princeton Tigers tennis teams of Princeton U
Lenz Tennis CenterPhoto: David Keddie · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
New College East, Princeton University, near completion on 8 May 2022
New College East, Princeton UniversityPhoto: Smileguy91 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where chemical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Frick Chemistry Laboratory, Carl Icahn Laboratory, Lewis Thomas Laboratory.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 27 · Dorm 11 · Athletics 7 · Library 3 · Student housing 2 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the chemical engineering ranking

  1. Northeastern University 80
  2. University of Pennsylvania 79
  3. University of Maryland, College Park 79
  4. University of Delaware 78
  5. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College 77
  6. The Ohio State University 76
  7. Rice University 76
  8. Johns Hopkins University 75

Other strong majors at Princeton

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Princeton 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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