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Chemical engineering at UW

UW graduates about 72 chemical engineering majors a year. That puts it 18th of 163 schools we score for chemical engineering, a standout program at 82 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $110,000 four years out, 1.13× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $11 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

82/100Standout#18 of 163 for chemical engineering →
Graduates a year72under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$110,0001.13× the same major nationally
Research in the field$11Ma year, NSF
Admit rate39%whole school

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Where chemical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Aerodynamics Laboratory, North Physics Laboratory, Wilson Ceramic Laboratory, Chemistry Library Building, Engineering Annex, Mechanical Engineering Building, Aerospace Engineering and Research Building (AERB), Electrical and Computer Engineering Building, Engineering Library, Chemistry Building, Interdisciplinary Engineering Building, Molecular Engineering and Sciences.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 139 · Dorm 32 · Athletics 16 · Student housing 12 · Library 6 · Arts 5.

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Nearby in the chemical engineering ranking

  1. The Pennsylvania State University–University Park 85
  2. Stanford University 84
  3. University of California, Los Angeles 83
  4. Carnegie Mellon University 83
  5. Vanderbilt University 81
  6. Columbia University 81
  7. University of Florida 80
  8. Northeastern University 80

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UW 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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