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Engineering (all) at University of Colorado Denver

University of Colorado Denver graduates about 171 engineering majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 182nd of 434 schools we score for engineering, a solid program at 61 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $96,000 four years out, 1.05× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $4 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

61/100Solid#182 of 434 for engineering →
Graduates a year1716% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$96,0001.05× the same major nationally
Research in the field$4Ma year, NSF
Admit rate75%whole school
SAT middle 50%1030–1260whole school

Around University of Colorado Denver

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus police car
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus police carPhoto: Xnatedawgx · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
U.S. mail chute on an upper floor of the Fitzsimons Army Hospital. This chute wo
Capitol Mail ChutePhoto: Mikepascoe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
A photo taken from the seventh floor of the Fitzsimons building in 2021, facing
View from Fitzsimons Building Seventh FloorPhoto: Mikepascoe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
An outside photo from 2023 of the Fitzsimons Building showing the State Anatomic
Fitzsimons Building SW Corner Donor GardenPhoto: Mikepascoe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where engineering happens

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

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Nearby in the engineering ranking

  1. South Dakota State University 62
  2. Hope College 62
  3. University of California, Riverside 61
  4. Louisiana Tech University 61
  5. Western New England University 61
  6. Alfred University 61
  7. Duquesne University 61
  8. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University–Daytona Beach 60

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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 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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