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Chemical engineering at UConn

UConn graduates about 64 chemical engineering majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 78th of 163 schools we score for chemical engineering, a solid program at 56 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $87,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.90×). Research spending in the field runs about $12 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year641% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$87,0000.90× the same major nationally
Research in the field$12Ma year, NSF
Admit rate54%whole school
SAT middle 50%1260–1420whole school

Around UConn

UConn Student Union and Civil Engineering buildings in background (behind blue c
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The UConn men's basketball team in a game against Houston at Gampel Pavilion in
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Sunset over North Garage. University of Connecticut. Storrs, CT USA
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Thursday, January 9, 2014 -- Governor Dannel P. Malloy gave the keynote address
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Where chemical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Wilbur O. Atwater Laboratory, Chemistry Building, Engineering Science Building, Engineering II, Agricultural Biotechnology Laboratory, Pratt & Whitney Engineering Building, Information Technology Engineering Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 64 · Academic 60 · Student housing 19 · Athletics 11 · Arts 9 · Chapel 8.

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Nearby in the chemical engineering ranking

  1. University of Dayton 57
  2. The University of Oklahoma 57
  3. University of Louisiana at Lafayette 56
  4. University of Tennessee–Knoxville 56
  5. Michigan Technological University 55
  6. Missouri University of Science and Technology 55
  7. University of Kansas 55
  8. Colorado State University 54

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UConn 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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