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Electrical engineering at Rice

Rice graduates about 32 electrical engineering majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 17th of 312 schools we score for electrical engineering, a standout program at 88 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $137,000 four years out, 1.37× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $34 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

88/100Standout#17 of 312 for electrical engineering →
Graduates a year323% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$137,0001.37× the same major nationally
Research in the field$34Ma year, NSF
Admit rate8%whole school
SAT middle 50%1510–1560whole school

Around Rice

Herzstein Hall
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Duncan Hall, Rice University, Houston, Texas
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View of McMurtry College quad from the top floor deck.
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Brown College Commons, Rice University
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Where electrical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen, Facilities, Engineering and Planning Building, Abercrombie Engineering Laboratory, Ryon Engineering Laboratory, Space Science and Technology Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 48 · Dorm 21 · Dining 9 · Athletics 4 · Offices 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the electrical engineering ranking

  1. Princeton University 90
  2. Stanford University 89
  3. University of California, Santa Barbara 89
  4. University of Maryland, College Park 88
  5. University of Florida 87
  6. University of Pennsylvania 87
  7. Johns Hopkins University 87
  8. University of Notre Dame 86

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Rice 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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