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Civil engineering at Memphis

Memphis graduates about 28 civil engineering majors a year. That puts it 192nd of 255 schools we score for civil engineering, a light program at 39 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $80,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.93×). Research spending in the field runs about $10 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

39/100Light#192 of 255 for civil engineering →
Graduates a year28under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$80,0000.93× the same major nationally
Research in the field$10Ma year, NSF
Admit rate95%whole school
SAT middle 50%930–1230whole school

Around Memphis

University of Memphis Ned McWherter Library main entrance
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Scheidt Family Performing Arts Center at the University of Memphis
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John Willard Brister Library, Memphis State University campus Memphis
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Where civil engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Engineering Technology Building, Engineering Science Building, Engineering Administration Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 42 · Student housing 6 · Arts 4 · Athletics 3 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the civil engineering ranking

  1. University of Akron 40
  2. Seattle University 40
  3. Cedarville University 40
  4. University of Louisville 40
  5. University of Mary 39
  6. University of Texas at El Paso 39
  7. Bradley University 38
  8. California Baptist University 38

Other strong majors at Memphis

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Memphis 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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