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Civil engineering at UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley graduates about 104 civil engineering majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 1st of 255 schools we score for civil engineering, a standout program at 100 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $109,000 four years out, 1.28× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $34 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

100/100Standout#1 of 255 for civil engineering →
Graduates a year1041% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$109,0001.28× the same major nationally
Research in the field$34Ma year, NSF
Admit rate11%whole school

Around UC Berkeley

Sather Tower
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South Hall is the oldest building on the campus of University of California, Ber
Berkeley - South HallPhoto: roger4336 · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Wheeler Hall
Wheeler Hall - panoramioPhoto: Alexander Gude · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Wheeler Hall Room 150 at UC Berkeley
Wheeler Hall Room 150 at UC Berkeley (54263464661)Photo: Gabriel Classon · CC BY 2.0 · source

Where civil engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Architects & Engineers, Grimes Engineering Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 124 · Dorm 27 · Athletics 15 · Student housing 8 · Arts 7 · Library 7.

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Nearby in the civil engineering ranking

  1. University of California, Davis 97
  2. University of Maryland, College Park 95
  3. The University of Texas–Austin 94
  4. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 93

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UC Berkeley 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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