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Chemical engineering at UC Riverside

UC Riverside graduates about 56 chemical engineering majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 88th of 163 schools we score for chemical engineering, a solid program at 52 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $91,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.94×). Research spending in the field runs about $10 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

52/100Solid#88 of 163 for chemical engineering →
Graduates a year561% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$91,0000.94× the same major nationally
Research in the field$10Ma year, NSF
Admit rate86%whole school

Around UC Riverside

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Where chemical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Science Laboratory, Fawcett Laboratory, Boyden Laboratories, George E. Brown, Jr. / USDA Salinity Laboratory, Chemical Sciences, Materials Science and Engineering.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 109 · Student housing 68 · Dorm 46 · Dining 4 · Athletics 3 · Offices 2.

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Nearby in the chemical engineering ranking

  1. University of South Florida 53
  2. Florida State University 53
  3. New York University 53
  4. University of Kentucky 52
  5. Oregon State University 52
  6. Clemson University 51
  7. Virginia Commonwealth University 51
  8. Washington State University 51

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UC Riverside 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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