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Chemical engineering at West Virginia University

West Virginia University graduates about 38 chemical engineering majors a year. That puts it 97th of 163 schools we score for chemical engineering, a solid program at 49 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $97,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $9 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

49/100Solid#97 of 163 for chemical engineering →
Graduates a year38under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$97,0000.99× the same major nationally
Research in the field$9Ma year, NSF
Admit rate89%whole school
SAT middle 50%1010–1210whole school

Around West Virginia University

Stewart Hall
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Purinton House
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in Morgantown, West Virginia in 2017
Woodburn Hall WVU 2017Photo: Antony-22 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Aerial view of Woodburn Circle on West Virginia University's downtown campus
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Where chemical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Chemistry Research Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 27 · Fraternity or sorority house 6 · Dorm 2 · Student housing 1 · Chapel 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the chemical engineering ranking

  1. University of Iowa 50
  2. Mississippi State University 50
  3. Rochester Institute of Technology 50
  4. Miami University–Oxford 49
  5. University of Rhode Island 49
  6. University of Rochester 48
  7. Clarkson University 48
  8. University of Maine 48

Other strong majors at West Virginia University

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares West Virginia University 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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