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Electrical engineering at UIC

UIC graduates about 92 electrical engineering majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 169th of 312 schools we score for electrical engineering, a solid program at 52 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $92,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.92×). Research spending in the field runs about $8 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year922% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$92,0000.92× the same major nationally
Research in the field$8Ma 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
Fireplace, Jane Addams-Hull House, University of Illinois Chicago, Halsted StreePhoto: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
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 electrical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: 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 electrical engineering ranking

  1. Gonzaga University 53
  2. University of Nevada–Las Vegas 52
  3. University of Scranton 52
  4. Prairie View A&M University 52
  5. Temple University 52
  6. Montana Technological University 52
  7. SUNY Maritime College 51
  8. Milwaukee School of Engineering 51

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UIC 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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