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Santa Clara, CA · Civil engineering

Civil engineering at Santa Clara

Santa Clara graduates about 26 civil engineering majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 80th of 255 schools we score for civil engineering, a solid program at 64 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $106,000 four years out, 1.24× what the same major pays nationally.

64/100Solid#80 of 255 for civil engineering →
Graduates a year262% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$106,0001.24× the same major nationally
Research in the field$467Ka year, NSF
Admit rate48%whole school
SAT middle 50%1330–1470whole school

Around Santa Clara

Sobrato Campus for Discovery and Innovation
Sobrato Campus for Discovery and Innovation 1459Photo: Cristiano Tomás · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
College students using Groupme
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SCU campus
Santa Clara University campus 1584Photo: Cristiano Tomás · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Kenna Hall
Kenna Hall 1578Photo: Cristiano Tomás · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where civil engineering happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 21 · Student housing 12 · Dorm 10 · Athletics 8 · Arts 3 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the civil engineering ranking

  1. Manhattan University 66
  2. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities 65
  3. Southern Methodist University 65
  4. Lafayette College 65
  5. Tufts University 64
  6. University of Miami 64
  7. University of Dayton 63
  8. Auburn University 63

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Santa Clara 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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