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Chemical engineering at Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech graduates about 80 chemical engineering majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 34th of 163 schools we score for chemical engineering, a strong program at 73 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $106,000 four years out, 1.09× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $10 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

73/100Strong#34 of 163 for chemical engineering →
Graduates a year801% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$106,0001.09× the same major nationally
Research in the field$10Ma year, NSF
Admit rate55%whole school
SAT middle 50%1240–1430whole school

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Burruss Hall, at the head of the Drillfield on the campus of Virginia Tech in Bl
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Williams Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
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Pamplin Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
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Nearby in the chemical engineering ranking

  1. Johns Hopkins University 75
  2. University of Houston 75
  3. Washington University in St. Louis 74
  4. Auburn University 74
  5. University of Virginia 73
  6. University of Massachusetts–Amherst 72
  7. University of California, Santa Barbara 72
  8. Yale University 71

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Virginia Tech 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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