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Chemical engineering at UVA

UVA graduates about 42 chemical engineering majors a year. That puts it 35th of 163 schools we score for chemical engineering, a strong program at 73 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $106,000 four years out, 1.09× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $10 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

73/100Strong#35 of 163 for chemical engineering →
Graduates a year42under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$106,0001.09× the same major nationally
Research in the field$10Ma year, NSF
Admit rate17%whole school
SAT middle 50%1410–1520whole school

Around UVA

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Where chemical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Chemical Engineering Building, High Energy Physics Laboratory, Observatory Mountain Engineering Research Facility, Reacting Flow Laboratory, Aerospace Research Laboratory, Chemistry Building, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Building, Physics Building / Jesse Beams Laboratory, Biomedical Engineering and Medical Science Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 223 · Athletics 129 · Dorm 79 · Library 11 · Dining 9 · Student housing 7.

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Nearby in the chemical engineering ranking

  1. University of Houston 75
  2. Washington University in St. Louis 74
  3. Auburn University 74
  4. Virginia Tech 73
  5. University of Massachusetts–Amherst 72
  6. University of California, Santa Barbara 72
  7. Yale University 71
  8. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 71

Other strong majors at UVA

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UVA 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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