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Computer engineering at Santa Clara

Santa Clara graduates about 83 computer engineering majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 39th of 269 schools we score for computer engineering, a strong program at 79 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $164,000 four years out, 1.46× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

79/100Strong#39 of 269 for computer engineering →
Graduates a year835% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$164,0001.46× the same major nationally
Research in the field$1Ma 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
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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 computer 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 computer engineering ranking

  1. The Pennsylvania State University–University Park 80
  2. Arizona State University 80
  3. University of Massachusetts–Amherst 79
  4. North Carolina State University 79
  5. Stevens Institute of Technology 78
  6. Binghamton University–SUNY 78
  7. University of Connecticut 78
  8. The University of Texas–Dallas 77

Other strong majors at Santa Clara

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Santa Clara with every school we score in computer 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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