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Aerospace engineering at Wichita State

Wichita State graduates about 60 aerospace engineering majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 53rd of 69 schools we score for aerospace engineering, a light program at 38 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $83,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.87×). Research spending in the field runs about $350 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

38/100Light#53 of 69 for aerospace engineering →
Graduates a year603% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$83,0000.87× the same major nationally
Research in the field$350Ma year, NSF
Admit rate95%whole school
SAT middle 50%953–1260whole school

Around Wichita State

Eck Stadium, Home of Tyler Field at Gene Stephenson Park is the home of the Wich
Eck Stadium, Home of Tyler Field at Gene Stephenson ParkPhoto: Trahmit · CC0 · source
Photo of Nickolas Solomey around 1996, someone left a phone message for me to up
Nick Solomey Circa 1996Photo: Nsolomey · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Personnages Oiseaux Joan Miro - 1978 Blue skies finally poked through the clouds
Personnages Oiseaux (1978)Photo: Brent Danley from Saco, ME, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Fairmount Congregational Church
Fairmount Church (SE Sideview)Photo: UNOBUDO · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where aerospace engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: National Institrution for Aviation Research Advanced Virtual Engineering and Tes, Airbus Americas Engineering, Wichita State University - Engineering Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 46 · Athletics 9 · Arts 5 · Dorm 2 · Chapel 2 · Dining 1.

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Nearby in the aerospace engineering ranking

  1. United States Naval Academy 42
  2. University of South Carolina 42
  3. The University of Alabama 40
  4. Rutgers University–New Brunswick 39
  5. University of Hartford 37
  6. Syracuse University 36
  7. Mississippi State University 35
  8. University of Cincinnati 33

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Wichita State with every school we score in aerospace 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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