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Computer engineering at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

University of North Carolina at Charlotte graduates about 68 computer engineering majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 112th of 269 schools we score for computer engineering, a solid program at 59 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $97,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.86×). Research spending in the field runs about $18 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

59/100Solid#112 of 269 for computer engineering →
Graduates a year681% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$97,0000.86× the same major nationally
Research in the field$18Ma year, NSF
Admit rate80%whole school
SAT middle 50%1150–1340whole school

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Nearby in the computer engineering ranking

  1. University of Kansas 60
  2. University of New Mexico 60
  3. The University of Texas–Arlington 60
  4. California State University–East Bay 59
  5. Howard University 59
  6. University of Illinois Chicago 59
  7. University of California, Merced 58
  8. Kettering University 58

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of North Carolina at Charlotte with every school we score in computer 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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