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Chemical engineering at Texas A&M

Texas A&M graduates about 240 chemical engineering majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 11th of 163 schools we score for chemical engineering, a standout program at 87 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $111,000 four years out, 1.14× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $19 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

87/100Standout#11 of 163 for chemical engineering →
Graduates a year2402% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$111,0001.14× the same major nationally
Research in the field$19Ma year, NSF
Admit rate52%whole school
SAT middle 50%1160–1390whole school

Around Texas A&M

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The Aggie Corps Quadrangle
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Where chemical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Ag Engineering Power & Machinery Building, Engineering Innovation Center, Chemistry, Ag Engineering Research Lab & Shop, Price Hobgood Ag Engineering Research Lab, Biochemistry/Biophysics Building, Engineering Activities Building C, HEEP Laboratory Building, Engineering Activities Building B, Engineering Activities Building A.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 105 · Dorm 44 · Athletics 8 · Library 3 · Offices 3 · Dining 3.

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Nearby in the chemical engineering ranking

  1. North Carolina State University 90
  2. University of California, Berkeley 89
  3. Cornell University 88
  4. Purdue University–Main Campus 87
  5. Northwestern University 86
  6. University of Wisconsin–Madison 85
  7. The Pennsylvania State University–University Park 85
  8. Stanford University 84

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Texas A&M with every school we score in chemical 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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