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Chemical engineering at USF

USF graduates about 92 chemical engineering majors a year. That puts it 84th of 163 schools we score for chemical engineering, a solid program at 53 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 $3 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

53/100Solid#84 of 163 for chemical engineering →
Graduates a year92under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$94,0000.97× the same major nationally
Research in the field$3Ma year, NSF
Admit rate43%whole school
SAT middle 50%1160–1340whole school

Around USF

USF students who worked on Piracy in the Atlantic World page
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An inside view of the USF Tampa Library
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Cuban science fiction author Yoss speaking at the University of South Florida li
Yoss USF 3Photo: Gamaliel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
A completed pinch pot using modeling material.
Pinch PotPhoto: Petercannon usf · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where chemical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Edgar W Kopp Engineering Building, Engineering Building II, Engineering Teaching Auditorium, Chemistry, Engineering Building III.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 72 · Dorm 15 · Arts 12 · Athletics 11 · Student housing 7 · Dining 3.

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Nearby in the chemical engineering ranking

  1. Missouri University of Science and Technology 55
  2. University of Kansas 55
  3. Colorado State University 54
  4. Oklahoma State University 54
  5. Florida State University 53
  6. New York University 53
  7. University of Kentucky 52
  8. University of California, Riverside 52

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares USF 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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