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Engineering (all) at UAH

UAH graduates about 504 engineering majors a year, 31% of its graduating class. That puts it 151st of 434 schools we score for engineering, a strong program at 67 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $94,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $55 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

67/100Strong#151 of 434 for engineering →
Graduates a year50431% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$94,0000.96× the same major nationally
Research in the field$55Ma year, NSF
Admit rate74%whole school
SAT middle 50%1226–1430whole school

Around UAH

Photo of the Shelby Center for Science and Technology on the University of Alaba
UAHShelbyCenterPhoto: Anivron · CC BY 3.0 · source
the National Space Science and Technology Center in Huntsville, Alabama. It is a
NSSTCBuildingPhoto: Anivron · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Cookies made by Bruce Beaumont (GHRC DAAC)
2015 GHRC UWG Meeting (21984089989)Photo: ghrcdaac · Public domain · source
VORTEX-SE Media Day Credit: NOAA/Keli Pirtle
Robin Tanamachi Vortex SE 2016 2Photo: NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory · Public domain · source

Where engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Invention to Innovation Center, Shelby Center for Science and Technology, Engineering Building, Olin B. King Technology Hall.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 27 · Dorm 14 · Arts 1 · Dining 1 · Library 1 · Athletics 1.

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Nearby in the engineering ranking

  1. Hofstra University 68
  2. Indiana University–Bloomington 68
  3. Texas Tech University 67
  4. Michigan Technological University 67
  5. The University of Oklahoma 67
  6. University of California, Merced 67
  7. University of South Carolina 67
  8. Virginia Commonwealth University 67

Other strong majors at UAH

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UAH 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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