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Electrical engineering at Purdue

Purdue graduates about 188 electrical engineering majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 24th of 312 schools we score for electrical engineering, a standout program at 85 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $105,000 four years out, 1.06× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $87 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

85/100Standout#24 of 312 for electrical engineering →
Graduates a year1882% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$105,0001.06× the same major nationally
Research in the field$87Ma year, NSF
Admit rate50%whole school
SAT middle 50%1220–1470whole school

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Where electrical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Purdue Technology and Aerospace, Birck Nanotechnology Center, 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 electrical engineering ranking

  1. Johns Hopkins University 87
  2. University of Notre Dame 86
  3. University of California, Davis 86
  4. Arizona State University 85
  5. Columbia University 85
  6. Virginia Tech 85
  7. North Carolina State University 84
  8. Rutgers University–New Brunswick 84

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Purdue 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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