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Civil engineering at University of Texas–San Antonio

University of Texas–San Antonio graduates about 81 civil engineering majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 134th of 255 schools we score for civil engineering, a solid program at 53 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $84,000 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.

Graduates a year811% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$84,0000.99× the same major nationally
Research in the field$8Ma 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 civil engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Science and Engineering Lab, 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 civil engineering ranking

  1. United States Military Academy at West Point 54
  2. The Catholic University of America 53
  3. Howard University 53
  4. California State University–Fullerton 53
  5. Montana Technological University 53
  6. University of Nevada–Reno 52
  7. University of Portland 52
  8. North Dakota State University 52

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 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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