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Computer engineering at UIC

UIC graduates about 64 computer engineering majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 114th of 269 schools we score for computer engineering, a solid program at 59 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 $21 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$103,0000.91× the same major nationally
Research in the field$21Ma year, NSF
Admit rate77%whole school
SAT middle 50%1030–1300whole school

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Built in 1905, this Arts and Crafts-style building was designed by Pond and Pond
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Built in 1856, this Italianate-style house was built for Charles Jerald Hull in
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Built in 1856, this Italianate-style house was built for Charles Jerald Hull in
Jane Addams-Hull House, University of Illinois Chicago, Halsted Street, Near WesPhoto: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where computer engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Computer Design Research and Learning Center, Science & Engineering Offices, Engineering Innovation Building, Engineering Research Facility, Science and Engineering Laboratories, Science and Engineering - South.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 65 · Dining 11 · Athletics 8 · Arts 4 · Dorm 3 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the computer engineering ranking

  1. The University of Texas–Arlington 60
  2. California State University–East Bay 59
  3. University of North Carolina at Charlotte 59
  4. Howard University 59
  5. University of California, Merced 58
  6. Kettering University 58
  7. Portland State University 58
  8. University of Michigan–Dearborn 58

Other strong majors at UIC

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UIC 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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