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Merced, CA · Computer engineering

Computer engineering at UC Merced

UC Merced graduates about 218 computer engineering majors a year, 11% of its graduating class. That puts it 115th of 269 schools we score for computer engineering, a solid program at 58 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $103,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.91×). Research spending in the field runs about $3 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year21811% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$103,0000.91× the same major nationally
Research in the field$3Ma year, NSF
Admit rate91%whole school

Around UC Merced

UCM Science and Engineering 2
UCM Science and Engineering 2Photo: Yellow alligator · CC0 · source
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Science and engineering building 2Photo: Qymekkam · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Hino 155 truck facing towards Sustainability Research and Engineering building
Hino 155 truck facing towards Sustainability Research and Engineering buildingPhoto: Evan0512 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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Ansel adamsPhoto: Qymekkam · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where computer engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Science and Engineering Building I, Science & Engineering Building 2, Arts & Computational Sciences, Sustainability Research and Engineering.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 22 · Dorm 18 · Athletics 3 · Dining 2 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the computer engineering ranking

  1. California State University–East Bay 59
  2. University of North Carolina at Charlotte 59
  3. Howard University 59
  4. University of Illinois Chicago 59
  5. Kettering University 58
  6. Portland State University 58
  7. University of Michigan–Dearborn 58
  8. Florida Institute of Technology 58

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UC Merced with every school we score in computer 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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