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Engineering (all) at Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech graduates about 1,788 engineering majors a year, 25% of its graduating class. That puts it 42nd of 434 schools we score for engineering, a standout program at 87 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $104,000 four years out, 1.07× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $278 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

87/100Standout#42 of 434 for engineering →
Graduates a year1,78825% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$104,0001.07× the same major nationally
Research in the field$278Ma 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 engineering ranking

  1. Stevens Institute of Technology 88
  2. Boston University 88
  3. Brown University 88
  4. Texas A&M University 87
  5. The Ohio State University 87
  6. University of California San Diego 87
  7. Colorado School of Mines 87
  8. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 87

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Virginia Tech 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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