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Chemical engineering at University of Colorado Boulder

University of Colorado Boulder graduates about 46 chemical engineering majors a year. That puts it 69th of 163 schools we score for chemical engineering, a solid program at 59 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $96,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $12 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

59/100Solid#69 of 163 for chemical engineering →
Graduates a year46under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$96,0000.98× the same major nationally
Research in the field$12Ma year, NSF
Admit rate78%whole school
SAT middle 50%1180–1390whole school

Around University of Colorado Boulder

Fountains in the UMC courtyard at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Chemist
University of Colorado UMC fountains 2006Photo: Inga Munsinger Cotton · CC BY 2.0 · source
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Norlin Library, East side, University of Colorado at Boulder
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Where chemical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Cristol Chemistry and Biochemistry, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory, Chemical Wing, Chemistry and Applied Mathematics.

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 chemical engineering ranking

  1. Worcester Polytechnic Institute 60
  2. Iowa State University of Science and Technology 60
  3. Colorado School of Mines 60
  4. University of Utah 59
  5. California State Polytechnic University–Pomona 58
  6. Stevens Institute of Technology 58
  7. California Institute of Technology 58
  8. Lafayette College 57

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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 chemical 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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