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Engineering (all) at Purdue Northwest

Purdue Northwest graduates about 98 engineering majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 302nd of 434 schools we score for engineering, a light program at 43 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $90,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $3 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

43/100Light#302 of 434 for engineering →
Graduates a year986% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$90,0000.98× the same major nationally
Research in the field$3Ma year, NSF
Admit rate73%whole school
SAT middle 50%950–1170whole school

Where engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Nils K. Nelson Bioscience Innovation Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 16 · Athletics 1 · Library 1 · Dorm 1.

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Nearby in the engineering ranking

  1. Western Michigan University 43
  2. Boise State University 43
  3. California State University–Fresno 43
  4. Wright State University 43
  5. Alabama A&M University 43
  6. University of Southern Maine 43
  7. Jacksonville University 43
  8. University of Southern Mississippi 43

Other strong majors at Purdue Northwest

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Purdue Northwest with every school we score in engineering. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 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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