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Aerospace engineering at Purdue

Purdue graduates about 306 aerospace engineering majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 7th of 69 schools we score for aerospace engineering, a standout program at 84 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $97,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $47 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

84/100Standout#7 of 69 for aerospace engineering →
Graduates a year3064% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$97,0001.02× the same major nationally
Research in the field$47Ma year, NSF
Admit rate50%whole school
SAT middle 50%1220–1470whole school

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Where aerospace engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Purdue Technology and Aerospace, Hampton Hall of Civil Engineering (HAMP), Forney Hall of Chemical Engineering (FRNY), Mechanical Engineering (ME), Agricultural and Biological Engineering (ABE), Martin C. Jischke Hall of Biomedical Engineering, Potter Engineering Center (POTR), Electrical Engineering (EE), Materials Science and Electrical Engineering (MSEE).

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 209 · Dorm 75 · Athletics 12 · Student housing 9 · Dining 4 · Arts 4.

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Nearby in the aerospace engineering ranking

  1. University of Colorado Boulder 91
  2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 89
  3. Virginia Tech 87
  4. The University of Texas–Austin 85
  5. Stanford University 82
  6. University of Maryland, College Park 81
  7. University of Southern California 79
  8. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 78

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Purdue with every school we score in aerospace 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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