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Carbondale, IL · Engineering (all)

Engineering (all) at SIU Carbondale

SIU Carbondale graduates about 90 engineering majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 267th of 434 schools we score for engineering, a solid program at 48 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $85,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.89×). Research spending in the field runs about $5 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

48/100Solid#267 of 434 for engineering →
Graduates a year905% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$85,0000.89× the same major nationally
Research in the field$5Ma year, NSF
Admit rate90%whole school
SAT middle 50%900–1140whole 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 engineering happens

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

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

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Nearby in the engineering ranking

  1. Biola University 49
  2. Baldwin Wallace University 49
  3. Montana State University 48
  4. University of New Orleans 48
  5. Hanover College 48
  6. Texas A&M University–Kingsville 47
  7. Lamar University 47
  8. Central Connecticut State University 47

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 engineering. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 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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