Civil engineering at Akron
Akron graduates about 46 civil engineering majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 188th of 255 schools we score for civil engineering, a light program at 40 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $83,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around Akron
Where civil engineering happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Engineering Research Center, Auburn Science and Engineering Center.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 40 · Dorm 13 · Fraternity or sorority house 9 · Athletics 5 · Chapel 2 · Arts 1.
Nearby in the civil engineering ranking
Other strong majors at Akron
- Biology 69 · #266
- Business & finance 64 · #277
- Art, music & theater 64 · #341
- Criminal justice 64 · #148
- Health & pre-med fields 61 · #386
- Math & statistics 60 · #294
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Akron with every school we score in civil 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.