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Electrical engineering at SD Mines

SD Mines graduates about 30 electrical engineering majors a year, 8% of its graduating class. That puts it 189th of 312 schools we score for electrical engineering, a solid program at 48 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $94,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.95×). Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

48/100Solid#189 of 312 for electrical engineering →
Graduates a year308% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$94,0000.95× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate85%whole school
SAT middle 50%1140–1340whole school

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Nearby in the electrical engineering ranking

  1. Boise State University 49
  2. Kennesaw State University 49
  3. Sacred Heart University 49
  4. Merrimack College 48
  5. Stonehill College 48
  6. University of Mississippi 48
  7. South Dakota State University 48
  8. New Mexico State University 48

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares SD Mines 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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