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Chemical engineering at UL Lafayette

UL Lafayette graduates about 40 chemical engineering majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 76th of 163 schools we score for chemical engineering, a solid program at 56 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $102,000 four years out, 1.05× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $10 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

56/100Solid#76 of 163 for chemical engineering →
Graduates a year402% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$102,0001.05× the same major nationally
Research in the field$10Ma year, NSF
Admit rate75%whole school

Around UL Lafayette

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2022 National Junior Classical League Convention, University of Louisian Lafayet
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Picnic table at Cypress Lake edge
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Where chemical engineering happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 29 · Dorm 4 · Student housing 2 · Chapel 1 · Library 1 · Athletics 1.

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Nearby in the chemical engineering ranking

  1. California Institute of Technology 58
  2. Lafayette College 57
  3. University of Dayton 57
  4. The University of Oklahoma 57
  5. University of Tennessee–Knoxville 56
  6. University of Connecticut 56
  7. Michigan Technological University 55
  8. Missouri University of Science and Technology 55

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UL Lafayette 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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