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Engineering (all) at Wright State

Wright State graduates about 145 engineering majors a year, 8% of its graduating class. That puts it 302nd of 434 schools we score for engineering, a light program at 43 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $86,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.89×). Research spending in the field runs about $3 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year1458% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$86,0000.89× the same major nationally
Research in the field$3Ma year, NSF
Admit rate95%whole school
SAT middle 50%913–1168whole school

Where engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Neuroscience Engineering Collaboration Building, Russ Engineering Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 28 · Student housing 10 · Chapel 1 · Library 1 · Athletics 1 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the engineering ranking

  1. University of Texas at El Paso 43
  2. Western Michigan University 43
  3. Boise State University 43
  4. California State University–Fresno 43
  5. Purdue University Northwest 43
  6. Alabama A&M University 43
  7. University of Southern Maine 43
  8. Jacksonville University 43

Other strong majors at Wright State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Wright 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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