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Civil engineering at UL Lafayette

UL Lafayette graduates about 31 civil engineering majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 140th of 255 schools we score for civil engineering, a solid program at 52 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $86,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $8 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

52/100Solid#140 of 255 for civil engineering →
Graduates a year311% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$86,0001.01× the same major nationally
Research in the field$8Ma year, NSF
Admit rate75%whole school

Around UL Lafayette

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2022 National Junior Classical League Convention, University of Louisian Lafayet
2022 NJCL Convention, U Louisiana Lafayette, Day 5 - 02Photo: Ktr101 · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Picnic table at Cypress Lake edge
Picnic table at Cypress Lake edgePhoto: Frank042316 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where civil 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 civil engineering ranking

  1. University of Nevada–Reno 52
  2. University of Portland 52
  3. North Dakota State University 52
  4. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology 52
  5. Northern Arizona University 51
  6. University of Alabama in Huntsville 51
  7. Mississippi State University 51
  8. Quinnipiac University 51

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UL Lafayette 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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