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Chemical engineering at South Alabama

South Alabama graduates about 28 chemical engineering majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 144th of 163 schools we score for chemical engineering, a light program at 30 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $94,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

30/100Light#144 of 163 for chemical engineering →
Graduates a year281% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$94,0000.97× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate65%whole school
SAT middle 50%1003–1200whole school

Where chemical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Laboratory of Infectious Diseases Research, Engineering Laboratory Building, Chemistry Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 48 · Dorm 29 · Athletics 14 · Fraternity or sorority house 11 · Arts 3 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the chemical engineering ranking

  1. University of Akron 30
  2. Wayne State University 30
  3. University of Nevada–Reno 30
  4. Texas A&M University–Kingsville 30
  5. University of Minnesota–Duluth 30
  6. Tennessee Technological University 30
  7. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology 30
  8. Prairie View A&M University 30

Other strong majors at South Alabama

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares South Alabama 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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