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Computer engineering at UW

UW graduates about 44 computer engineering majors a year. That puts it 10th of 269 schools we score for computer engineering, a standout program at 90 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $170,000 four years out, 1.51× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $83 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

90/100Standout#10 of 269 for computer engineering →
Graduates a year44under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$170,0001.51× the same major nationally
Research in the field$83Ma year, NSF
Admit rate39%whole school

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Where computer engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Engineering Annex, Mechanical Engineering Building, Aerospace Engineering and Research Building (AERB), Electrical and Computer Engineering Building, Engineering Library, 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 computer engineering ranking

  1. Northeastern University 93
  2. University of Southern California 92
  3. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 91
  4. Georgia Institute of Technology 91
  5. Boston University 90
  6. University of California, Irvine 89
  7. University of California, Santa Barbara 89
  8. University of Virginia 88

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UW with every school we score in computer 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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