Engineering (all) at Akron
Akron graduates about 330 engineering majors a year, 14% of its graduating class. That puts it 280th of 434 schools we score for engineering, a solid program at 46 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $88,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.93×). Research spending in the field runs about $11 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around Akron
Where engineering happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: National Polymer Innovation Center, 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 engineering ranking
Other strong majors at Akron
- Health & pre-med fields 49 · #401
- Public policy & social work 49 · #268
- Math & statistics 47 · #359
- Biology 44 · #470
- History 44 · #422
- Mechanical engineering 44 · #207
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Akron 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.