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Chemical engineering at Rutgers

Rutgers graduates about 97 chemical engineering majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 45th of 163 schools we score for chemical engineering, a strong program at 68 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $101,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $5 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

68/100Strong#45 of 163 for chemical engineering →
Graduates a year971% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$101,0001.03× the same major nationally
Research in the field$5Ma year, NSF
Admit rate58%whole school
SAT middle 50%1270–1480whole school

Around Rutgers

The Second Reformed Church of New Brunswick, also known as the College Avenue Co
Second Reformed Church, New Brunswick, NJPhoto: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
View of the steeple of the Second Reformed Church, also known as the College Ave
Steeple, Second Reformed Church, New Brunswick, NJPhoto: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
New Brunswick, NJ
New Brunswick Theological Seminary (55143271800)Photo: ajay_suresh · CC BY 4.0 · source
Two bicycles sit in the foreground of a misty morning at Rutgers University, New
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Where chemical engineering happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 56 · Dorm 13 · Chapel 3 · Dining 3 · Library 2 · Athletics 1.

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Nearby in the chemical engineering ranking

  1. Michigan State University 70
  2. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities 69
  3. University of Southern California 69
  4. Tulane University of Louisiana 68
  5. University of Pittsburgh 67
  6. Tufts University 67
  7. Brigham Young University 66
  8. University of California San Diego 66

Other strong majors at Rutgers

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Rutgers 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.

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