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Chemical engineering at University of Texas–San Antonio

University of Texas–San Antonio graduates about 19 chemical engineering majors a year. That puts it 151st of 163 schools we score for chemical engineering, a light program at 28 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year19under 1% of the class
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
Admit rate87%whole school
SAT middle 50%1010–1210whole school

Around University of Texas–San Antonio

Students show off their decorated cart during the annual homecoming golf cart pa
UTSA Golf Cart Parade 2012Photo: Drdak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
UTSA students hold their birds up during a speech in the University Center Ballr
Spring 2013 UTSA Ring CeremonyPhoto: User:drdak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
by the south garage
By the south garage - panoramioPhoto: organic_veggie · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Northwest Side, San Antonio, TX, USA
Northwest Side, San Antonio, TX, USA - panoramio (10)Photo: organic_veggie · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where chemical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Large-Scale Testing Laboratory, Power & Dynamic Systems Laboratory, Science and Engineering Lab, Margaret Batts Tobin Laboratory, Small Animal Laboratory, Sciences Research Laboratory #2, Sciences Research Laboratory #1, Biotechnology Sciences & Engineering, Engineering Building, Science and Engineering Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Student housing 36 · Academic 25 · Dorm 14 · Athletics 4 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the chemical engineering ranking

  1. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology 30
  2. Prairie View A&M University 30
  3. Milwaukee School of Engineering 30
  4. New Mexico State University 29
  5. Tuskegee University 28
  6. Florida A&M University 27
  7. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 26
  8. Widener University 25

Other strong majors at University of Texas–San Antonio

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of Texas–San Antonio 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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