Chemical engineering at UC San Diego
UC San Diego graduates about 115 chemical engineering majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 49th of 163 schools we score for chemical engineering, a strong program at 66 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $97,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $9 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around UC San Diego
Where chemical engineering happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: BFS Laboratory and Growing Rooms, Charles Lee Powell Structural Systems Laboratory, Engineering II, Powell-Focht Bioengineering Hall, Science and Engineering Research Facility.
Named buildings on the campus map: Student housing 63 · Academic 62 · Dorm 38 · Athletics 10 · Dining 7 · Library 5.
Nearby in the chemical engineering ranking
Other strong majors at UC San Diego
- Computer science 98 · #6
- Neuroscience 95 · #8
- Computer engineering 95 · #3
- Electrical engineering 95 · #4
- Biology 94 · #6
- History 93 · #19
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares UC San Diego 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.