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Engineering (all) at Tulane

Tulane graduates about 60 engineering majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 68th of 434 schools we score for engineering, a standout program at 82 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $113,000 four years out, 1.21× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $9 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

82/100Standout#68 of 434 for engineering →
Graduates a year603% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$113,0001.21× the same major nationally
Research in the field$9Ma year, NSF
Admit rate14%whole school
SAT middle 50%1370–1510whole school

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Lavin-Bernick Center for University Life, Tulane University, New Orleans Novembe
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Where engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Science and Engineering Lab Complex, Boggs Center for Energy and Biotechnology.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 21 · Dorm 15 · Athletics 6 · Chapel 5 · Arts 3 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the engineering ranking

  1. Michigan State University 83
  2. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 83
  3. University of Colorado Boulder 82
  4. University of Connecticut 82
  5. University of Pittsburgh 81
  6. California Polytechnic State University–San Luis Obispo 80
  7. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities 80
  8. Drexel University 80

Other strong majors at Tulane

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Tulane 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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