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Civil engineering at Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt graduates about 18 civil engineering majors a year. That puts it 96th of 255 schools we score for civil engineering, a solid program at 60 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $83,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $15 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

60/100Solid#96 of 255 for civil engineering →
Graduates a year18under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$83,0000.97× the same major nationally
Research in the field$15Ma year, NSF
Admit rate6%whole school
SAT middle 50%1510–1560whole school

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Where civil engineering happens

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

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 civil engineering ranking

  1. The University of Texas–Arlington 61
  2. Loyola Marymount University 60
  3. University of South Carolina 60
  4. Milwaukee School of Engineering 60
  5. San Francisco State University 60
  6. CUNY–City College 60
  7. University of Hawaii at Manoa 60
  8. University of Iowa 60

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Vanderbilt with every school we score in civil 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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