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Electrical engineering at UConn

UConn graduates about 78 electrical engineering majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 97th of 312 schools we score for electrical engineering, a strong program at 65 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $95,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.95×). 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 year781% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$95,0000.95× the same major nationally
Research in the field$12Ma year, NSF
Admit rate54%whole school
SAT middle 50%1260–1420whole school

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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 electrical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Engineering Science Building, Engineering II, Agricultural Biotechnology Laboratory, Advanced Technology Building, 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 electrical engineering ranking

  1. Michigan Technological University 66
  2. University of Cincinnati 65
  3. Mississippi State University 65
  4. Florida International University 65
  5. California State University, Long Beach 64
  6. Rowan University 64
  7. Lafayette College 64
  8. Miami University–Oxford 64

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UConn with every school we score in electrical 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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