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Carbondale, IL · Civil engineering

Civil engineering at SIU Carbondale

SIU Carbondale graduates about 20 civil engineering majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 227th of 255 schools we score for civil engineering, a light program at 30 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $82,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major.

Graduates a year201% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$82,0000.96× the same major nationally
Research in the field$722Ka year, NSF
Admit rate90%whole school
SAT middle 50%890–1180whole school

Around SIU Carbondale

Southern Illinois Carbondale Campus (Dome Hut)
Southern Illinois Carbondale Campus (Dome Hut) - panoramioPhoto: JosephRoberto · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Southern Illinois Carbondale Campus
Southern Illinois Carbondale Campus - panoramioPhoto: JosephRoberto · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Southern Illinois Arena
Southern Illinois Arena - panoramioPhoto: JosephRoberto · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Saluki Stadium in 2021, Dayton Flyers vs. Southern Illinois Salukis, September 1
Saluki Stadium 2021Photo: Sportsandweatherfreak · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where civil engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Engineering Wing E, Engineering Wing B, Engineering Wing A, Engineering Wing D.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 83 · Student housing 23 · Dorm 6 · Athletics 5 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the civil engineering ranking

  1. Fairleigh Dickinson University–Metropolitan 30
  2. SUNY Polytechnic Institute 30
  3. Western Illinois University 30
  4. Arkansas State University 30
  5. Youngstown State University 30
  6. University of New Orleans 30
  7. South Carolina State University 30
  8. Southern Utah University 30

Other strong majors at SIU Carbondale

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares SIU Carbondale 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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