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Aerospace engineering at University of Colorado Boulder

University of Colorado Boulder graduates about 208 aerospace engineering majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 3rd of 69 schools we score for aerospace engineering, a standout program at 91 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $116,000 four years out, 1.22× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $90 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

91/100Standout#3 of 69 for aerospace engineering →
Graduates a year2083% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$116,0001.22× the same major nationally
Research in the field$90Ma year, NSF
Admit rate78%whole school
SAT middle 50%1180–1390whole school

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Where aerospace engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, Aerospace Wing.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 53 · Student housing 31 · Athletics 31 · Dorm 25 · Arts 8 · Offices 6.

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Nearby in the aerospace engineering ranking

  1. Georgia Institute of Technology 100
  2. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 94
  3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 89
  4. Virginia Tech 87
  5. The University of Texas–Austin 85
  6. Purdue University–Main Campus 84

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of Colorado Boulder with every school we score in aerospace 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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