Chemical engineering at Rochester
Rochester graduates about 37 chemical engineering majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 99th of 163 schools we score for chemical engineering, a solid program at 48 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $92,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.95×). Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around Rochester
Where chemical engineering happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Carlson Science & Engineering Library, Hopeman Engineering Building.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 55 · Dorm 36 · Student housing 23 · Library 7 · Athletics 7 · Dining 5.
Nearby in the chemical engineering ranking
Other strong majors at Rochester
- Math & statistics 90 · #50
- Physics & astronomy 89 · #39
- Economics 86 · #71
- Computer science 85 · #78
- Psychology 85 · #46
- Political science & IR 85 · #76
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Rochester with every school we score in chemical 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.