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Engineering (all) at Wichita State

Wichita State graduates about 261 engineering majors a year, 11% of its graduating class. That puts it 239th of 434 schools we score for engineering, a solid program at 52 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $83,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.88×). Research spending in the field runs about $360 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

52/100Solid#239 of 434 for engineering →
Graduates a year26111% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$83,0000.88× the same major nationally
Research in the field$360Ma 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 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 engineering ranking

  1. Hampton University 53
  2. University of Scranton 53
  3. Sweet Briar College 53
  4. Tennessee Technological University 52
  5. Ohio University 52
  6. James Madison University 52
  7. Florida A&M University 52
  8. University of Massachusetts–Boston 52

Other strong majors at Wichita State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Wichita State 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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