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Chemical engineering at WashU

WashU graduates about 29 chemical engineering majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 32nd of 163 schools we score for chemical engineering, a strong program at 74 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $108,000 four years out, 1.11× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $15 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

74/100Strong#32 of 163 for chemical engineering →
Graduates a year291% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$108,0001.11× the same major nationally
Research in the field$15Ma year, NSF
Admit rate12%whole school
SAT middle 50%1500–1550whole school

Around WashU

Wine-cap Stropharia (Stropharia rugosoannulata)
Stropharia rugosoannulata 193908529Photo: Cazody · CC0 · source
Thurtene Carnival,Washington University in St. Louis, April 2018
Thurtene CarnivalPhoto: LittleT889 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The West end of Danforth Campus in the snow. Picture taken from Seigle hall.
West end of Danforth CampusPhoto: Shubinator · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
The Athletic Complex at Washington University in St. Louis. Site of three presid
Wash U Athletic ComplexPhoto: Shubinator · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where chemical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Busch Laboratory, Bayer Laboratory, Radiochemistry Building, McMillen Laboratory, Compton Laboratory.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 84 · Dorm 37 · Student housing 28 · Athletics 5 · Library 5 · Chapel 2.

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Nearby in the chemical engineering ranking

  1. The Ohio State University 76
  2. Rice University 76
  3. Johns Hopkins University 75
  4. University of Houston 75
  5. Auburn University 74
  6. Virginia Tech 73
  7. University of Virginia 73
  8. University of Massachusetts–Amherst 72

Other strong majors at WashU

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares WashU 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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