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Civil engineering at University of Colorado Denver

University of Colorado Denver graduates about 54 civil engineering majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 129th of 255 schools we score for civil engineering, a solid program at 54 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $92,000 four years out, 1.08× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

54/100Solid#129 of 255 for civil engineering →
Graduates a year542% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$92,0001.08× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate75%whole school
SAT middle 50%980–1220whole school

Around University of Colorado Denver

Southwest corner of Research 2 during Anschutz Health Sciences Building construc
Southwest corner of Research 2 during Anschutz Health Sciences Building construcPhoto: Xnatedawgx · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion 3 construction cranes
Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion 3 construction cranes 2020-12-04Photo: Xnatedawgx · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion 3 construction
Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion 3 construction 2022-07-13Photo: Xnatedawgx · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion 3 construction
Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion 3 construction 2022-01-06 (north)Photo: Xnatedawgx · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where civil engineering happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 21 · Offices 10 · Chapel 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the civil engineering ranking

  1. Case Western Reserve University 55
  2. Montana State University 55
  3. The College of New Jersey 54
  4. University of Illinois Chicago 54
  5. United States Military Academy at West Point 54
  6. The Catholic University of America 53
  7. Howard University 53
  8. California State University–Fullerton 53

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of Colorado Denver with every school we score in civil 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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