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Civil engineering at San Diego State University

San Diego State University graduates about 184 civil engineering majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 23rd of 255 schools we score for civil engineering, a standout program at 84 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $96,000 four years out, 1.13× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $5 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

84/100Standout#23 of 255 for civil engineering →
Graduates a year1842% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$96,0001.13× the same major nationally
Research in the field$5Ma year, NSF
Admit rate37%whole school

Around San Diego State University

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Chapultepec Hall dorm at San Diego State University.
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College West, San Diego, CA, USA
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Where civil engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Engineering and Interdiciplinary Sciences, Engineering.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 29 · Dorm 28 · Student housing 7 · Athletics 6 · Arts 3 · Dining 2.

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Nearby in the civil engineering ranking

  1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 85
  2. Colorado School of Mines 85
  3. Johns Hopkins University 85
  4. New Jersey Institute of Technology 84
  5. University of Wisconsin–Madison 83
  6. Rice University 83
  7. Columbia University 83
  8. University of Florida 82

Other strong majors at San Diego State University

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares San Diego State University with every school we score in civil 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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