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Engineering (all) at UCCS

UCCS graduates about 126 engineering majors a year, 7% of its graduating class. That puts it 286th of 434 schools we score for engineering, a solid program at 45 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $99,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

45/100Solid#286 of 434 for engineering →
Graduates a year1267% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$99,0001.03× the same major nationally
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
Admit rate97%whole school
SAT middle 50%1015–1215whole school

Around UCCS

Alpine Field at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. Photo by Gabby Hens
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University of Colorado Colorado Springs campus on a summer evening. Photo by Gab
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University of Colorado Colorado Springs campus on a summer evening. Photo by Jef
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Where engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Osborne Center for Science & Engineering, Engineering & Applied Science Building, Bachelor of Innovation House.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 19 · Dorm 15 · Athletics 2 · Dining 1 · Library 1 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the engineering ranking

  1. North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University 45
  2. Georgia Southern University 45
  3. Cleveland State University 45
  4. University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee 45
  5. Indiana Institute of Technology 45
  6. Delaware State University 45
  7. Juniata College 45
  8. California State University–Los Angeles 44

Other strong majors at UCCS

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UCCS 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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