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Chemical engineering at Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt graduates about 30 chemical engineering majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 19th of 163 schools we score for chemical engineering, a standout program at 81 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $122,000 four years out, 1.25× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $13 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

81/100Standout#19 of 163 for chemical engineering →
Graduates a year301% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$122,0001.25× the same major nationally
Research in the field$13Ma year, NSF
Admit rate6%whole school
SAT middle 50%1510–1560whole school

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Where chemical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Science and Engineering Building, Hobbs Laboratory.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 83 · Dorm 40 · Student housing 10 · Athletics 7 · Arts 6 · Library 4.

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Nearby in the chemical engineering ranking

  1. Stanford University 84
  2. University of California, Los Angeles 83
  3. Carnegie Mellon University 83
  4. University of Washington 82
  5. Columbia University 81
  6. University of Florida 80
  7. Northeastern University 80
  8. University of Pennsylvania 79

Other strong majors at Vanderbilt

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Vanderbilt 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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