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Electrical engineering at Rutgers

Rutgers graduates about 256 electrical engineering majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 28th of 312 schools we score for electrical engineering, a standout program at 84 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $108,000 four years out, 1.09× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $8 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

84/100Standout#28 of 312 for electrical engineering →
Graduates a year2563% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$108,0001.09× the same major nationally
Research in the field$8Ma 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
Early Morning Bikes in the FogPhoto: Askarion · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where electrical 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 electrical engineering ranking

  1. Purdue University–Main Campus 85
  2. Columbia University 85
  3. Virginia Tech 85
  4. North Carolina State University 84
  5. University of Southern California 83
  6. Texas A&M University 83
  7. University of California, Irvine 83
  8. Vanderbilt University 83

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Rutgers 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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