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Engineering (all) at Purdue

Purdue graduates about 2,251 engineering majors a year, 27% of its graduating class. That puts it 37th of 434 schools we score for engineering, a standout program at 88 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $102,000 four years out, 1.07× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $393 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

88/100Standout#37 of 434 for engineering →
Graduates a year2,25127% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$102,0001.07× the same major nationally
Research in the field$393Ma year, NSF
Admit rate50%whole school
SAT middle 50%1200–1470whole school

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Where engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Purdue Technology and Aerospace, Birck Nanotechnology Center, Convergence Center for Innovation and Collaboration (CONV), 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, ADM Agricultural Innovation Center, 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 engineering ranking

  1. University of Washington 89
  2. University of California, Los Angeles 89
  3. Case Western Reserve University 89
  4. United States Military Academy at West Point 89
  5. University of Wisconsin–Madison 88
  6. Stevens Institute of Technology 88
  7. Boston University 88
  8. Brown University 88

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Purdue 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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