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Engineering (all) at UW

UW graduates about 855 engineering majors a year, 10% of its graduating class. That puts it 32nd of 434 schools we score for engineering, a standout program at 89 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $109,000 four years out, 1.13× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $189 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

89/100Standout#32 of 434 for engineering →
Graduates a year85510% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$109,0001.13× the same major nationally
Research in the field$189Ma year, NSF
Admit rate39%whole school

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Where 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 engineering ranking

  1. Lehigh University 90
  2. Yale University 90
  3. Harvard University 90
  4. University of Maryland, College Park 89
  5. University of California, Los Angeles 89
  6. Case Western Reserve University 89
  7. United States Military Academy at West Point 89
  8. Purdue University–Main Campus 88

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UW with every school we score in engineering. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 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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