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Engineering (all) at UIC

UIC graduates about 558 engineering majors a year, 11% of its graduating class. That puts it 161st of 434 schools we score for engineering, a strong program at 66 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $89,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.94×). Research spending in the field runs about $46 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year55811% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$89,0000.94× the same major nationally
Research in the field$46Ma year, NSF
Admit rate77%whole school
SAT middle 50%1110–1340whole school

Around UIC

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Built in 1905, this Arts and Crafts-style building was designed by Pond and Pond
Interior, Hull House Dining Hall, University of Illinois Chicago, Halsted StreetPhoto: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
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 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 engineering ranking

  1. Wayne State University 67
  2. University of Alabama at Birmingham 67
  3. Seattle University 67
  4. West Virginia University 66
  5. University of Nebraska – Lincoln 66
  6. Temple University 66
  7. University of Michigan–Dearborn 65
  8. University of Rhode Island 65

Other strong majors at UIC

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UIC with every school we score in engineering. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 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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