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Aerospace engineering at WPI

WPI graduates about 62 aerospace engineering majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 25th of 69 schools we score for aerospace engineering, a solid program at 61 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $105,000 four years out, 1.10× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

61/100Solid#25 of 69 for aerospace engineering →
Graduates a year625% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$105,0001.10× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate62%whole school

Around WPI

Goddard Hall, built 1965 for Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Chemical Engineerin
Goddard Hall, Worcester Polytechnic InstitutePhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Sanford Riley Hall, Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The first residence hall bu
Sanford Riley Hall, Worcester Polytechnic InstitutePhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Foisie Innovation Studio, Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Designed by Gensler.
Foisie Innovation Studio at WPIPhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Higgins Laboratories at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Higgins LabPhoto: Chris · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where aerospace engineering happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 29 · Dorm 14 · Athletics 2 · Library 2 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the aerospace engineering ranking

  1. University of Central Florida 66
  2. Auburn University 65
  3. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University–Daytona Beach 63
  4. San Diego State University 62
  5. Illinois Institute of Technology 60
  6. University of Miami 60
  7. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities 60
  8. University of Alabama in Huntsville 59

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares WPI 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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