By major · Chemical Engineering

Where can your student actually get into chemical engineering?

Chemical engineering is one degree with very different doors. At UCLA, 1,520 students applied and 183 were admitted, a rate of 12%; at UC Merced the rate is 96%. A UC admits to the campus rather than to the major at most programs, so those rates tell you how a campus answered students who named chemical engineering, not what a department decided. Every number below is the college system's own reporting, assembled in one place.

At a glance · All states

179 colleges nationwide offer a bachelor's chemical engineering program: 173 awarded the degree in 2022-23 (federal IPEDS completions); 1 more report a chemical engineering admit rate in the UC/CSU data; 5 more carry program earnings in federal outcome data but no 2022-23 degree count under these program codes.
Largest programs by graduates in 2022-23: Texas A & M University-College Station (234), Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus (170), The University of Texas at Austin (155).
15 of them are in California, the one state whose public systems (the University of California and the CSU) publish an admit rate into the major.
Hardest reported gate into the program (only the UC and the CSU publish one): University of California-Los Angeles — Chemical Engineering, Fall 2025: 1,520 applied, 183 admitted (12%).
Highest reported admit rate into the program: University of California-Merced — 96% (354 applied, 339 admitted, Fall 2025).
Highest median earnings four years after the degree: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, $122,093.
Lowest average net price with aid: CUNY City College, $3,776 per year.

At the CSU campuses here a student applies to chemical engineering by name, so the row is the rate into the major itself: 82.0% at San Jose State, 82.1% at Cal State Long Beach, 94.6% at Cal Poly Pomona. Where a college shows earnings but no admit rate, it reports outcomes in the federal data without publishing admissions by major, and that gap is not a sign of an open door. Admits are not enrollees. At most UC programs students are admitted to the campus, not the major. This page as JSON → · California only (15 colleges, with the UC and CSU gates) →

Hardest reported gate

12%

University of California-Los Angeles
Chemical Engineering, Fall 2025: 1,520 applied, 183 admitted

Highest reported admit rate

96%

University of California-Merced
Chemical Engineering, Fall 2025: 354 applied, 339 admitted

Highest earnings, 4 yrs out

$122,093

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
median, graduates of this program

Lowest net price with aid

$3,776

CUNY City College
average for aid recipients, per year

Every college, one row each

Colleges with a reported gate into the program come first, hardest first; the rest are sorted by earnings, then by graduates. Degree awarded is the program the college conferred bachelor's degrees in during 2022-23, with the number of graduates (federal IPEDS completions). Program admit rate is the college system's own number for this major (UC Information Center, CSU Chancellor's Office). Net price is the average paid by aid recipients; full price is the cost of attendance. Earnings are federal College Scorecard medians four years after the degree.

College	Gate into the program	Degree awarded · graduates 2022-23	Program admit rate	Campus admit rate	Net price with aid	Full price	Earnings 4 yrs out
University of California-Los Angeles CA · Public · Test-blind	Chemical Engineering Fall 2025: 1,520 applied, 183 admitted · admit GPA 4.25–4.33	Chemical Engineering 75 graduates	12%	11%	$12,548	$38,614	$108,066
University of California-Berkeley CA · Public · Test-blind	Chemical Engineering Fall 2025: 1,529 applied, 204 admitted · admit GPA 4.22–4.32	Chemical Engineering 149 graduates	13%	10%	$13,481	$45,619	$121,027
University of California-Santa Barbara CA · Public · Test-blind	Chemical Engineering Fall 2025: 8,056 applied, 1,277 admitted · admit GPA 4.23–4.32	Chemical Engineering 41 graduates	16%	44%	$16,109	$41,573	$113,317
University of California-San Diego CA · Public · Test-blind	Chemical Engineering Fall 2025: 1,113 applied, 636 admitted · admit GPA 4.18–4.30	Chemical Engineering 99 graduates	57%	27%	$12,470	$38,701	$96,798
University of California-Irvine CA · Public · Test-blind	Chemical Engineering Fall 2025: 907 applied, 550 admitted · admit GPA 4.13–4.29	Chemical Engineering 58 graduates	61%	30%	$14,251	$38,632	$97,656
University of California-Davis CA · Public · Test-blind	Chemical Engineering Fall 2025: 784 applied, 490 admitted · admit GPA 4.04–4.28 Biochemical Engineering: 77%	Chemical Engineering +1 76 graduates	63%	46%	$14,741	$41,238	$102,649
San Jose State University CA · Public · Test-blind	Chemical Engineering Fall 2025: 339 applied, 278 admitted impacted	Chemical Engineering 27 graduates	82.0%	80%	$13,760	$26,593	—
California State University-Long Beach CA · Public · Test-blind	Chemical Engineering Fall 2025: 459 applied, 377 admitted impacted	Chemical Engineering 34 graduates	82.1%	47%	$10,440	$22,679	$92,523
University of California-Riverside CA · Public · Test-blind	Chemical Engineering Fall 2025: 439 applied, 393 admitted · admit GPA 3.80–4.25	Chemical Engineering 50 graduates	90%	88%	$14,304	$38,942	$91,457
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona CA · Public · Test-blind	Chemical Engineering Fall 2025: 594 applied, 562 admitted	Chemical Engineering 96 graduates	94.6%	74%	$11,531	$23,955	$102,849
University of California-Merced CA · Public · Test-blind	Chemical Engineering Fall 2025: 354 applied, 339 admitted · admit GPA 3.86–4.25 Biochemical And Biomolecular Engineering: 99%	—	96%	95%	$11,983	$39,665	—
Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA · Private nonprofit · Required	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering +1 38 graduates	—	5%	$20,111	$82,730	$122,093
Vanderbilt University TN · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 35 graduates	—	6%	$15,846	$89,590	$121,641
Cornell University NY · Private nonprofit · Required	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 41 graduates	—	8%	$28,690	$88,140	$116,165
Lafayette College PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 22 graduates	—	32%	$34,433	$83,133	$115,726
The University of Texas at Austin TX · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 155 graduates	—	29%	$19,857	$31,247	$115,423
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College LA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 74 graduates	—	74%	$19,151	$34,705	$114,226
University of Notre Dame IN · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 70 graduates	—	12%	$26,780	$83,271	$113,614
Rice University TX · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 29 graduates	—	8%	$13,370	$79,788	$113,605
University of Georgia GA · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Biochemical Engineering 24 graduates	—	37%	$13,936	$27,993	$111,951
Texas A & M University-College Station TX · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 234 graduates	—	63%	$21,315	$32,696	$111,073
Northwestern University IL · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 34 graduates	—	7%	$29,167	$91,250	$111,040
Carnegie Mellon University PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 41 graduates	—	11%	$31,944	$83,654	$110,378
University of Houston TX · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 89 graduates	—	70%	$14,276	$26,185	$110,184
University of Pennsylvania PA · Private nonprofit · Required	Not reported by the college system	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 36 graduates	—	6%	$28,699	$89,028	$109,884
University of Florida FL · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 110 graduates	—	24%	$6,541	$22,523	$109,607
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering +1 69 graduates	—	42%	$14,091	$32,446	$109,551
North Carolina A & T State University NC · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 32 graduates	—	46%	$10,846	$20,427	$109,537
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 97 graduates	—	18%	$13,138	$34,654	$109,405
Washington University in St Louis MO · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 28 graduates	—	12%	$21,786	$88,488	$107,843
Northeastern University MA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 124 graduates	—	6%	$30,915	$84,641	$107,767
University of Mississippi MS · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 15 graduates	—	98%	$13,314	$28,660	$107,548
Auburn University AL · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 76 graduates	—	50%	$24,323	$34,919	$106,726
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 88 graduates	—	57%	$24,953	$36,951	$106,011
University of Virginia-Main Campus VA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 42 graduates	—	17%	$21,565	$39,926	$105,724
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 131 graduates	—	40%	$17,303	$26,425	$104,705
Purdue University-Main Campus IN · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 147 graduates	—	50%	$14,600	$24,591	$104,514
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 122 graduates	—	44%	$14,355	$33,642	$104,317
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus GA · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 170 graduates	—	16%	$12,116	$28,167	$104,104
University of Delaware DE · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 67 graduates	—	65%	$17,799	$30,952	$103,910
Kettering University MI · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 17 graduates	—	79%	$34,660	$61,250	$103,868
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 139 graduates	—	54%	$32,875	$39,694	$103,728
Villanova University PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 50 graduates	—	25%	$43,756	$84,793	$103,601
University of Rhode Island RI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 26 graduates	—	77%	$21,440	$34,321	$103,525
Michigan State University MI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 104 graduates	—	84%	$19,680	$32,198	$102,223
University of Maryland-College Park MD · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 56 graduates	—	45%	$15,678	$29,299	$102,149
University of Louisiana at Lafayette LA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 34 graduates	—	89%	$13,530	$24,884	$102,119
University of Arizona AZ · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 68 graduates	—	86%	$16,674	$29,423	$101,815
Brigham Young University UT · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 68 graduates	—	69%	$15,564	$22,690	$101,726
Lehigh University PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 42 graduates	—	29%	$36,931	$80,856	$101,720
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 93 graduates	—	43%	$17,354	$28,679	$101,676
University of Tulsa OK · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 28 graduates	—	58%	$15,000	$64,459	$101,626
University of Louisville KY · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 46 graduates	—	80%	$17,988	$32,941	$101,068
Lamar University TX · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 50 graduates	—	86%	$9,366	$22,254	$101,018
The University of Alabama AL · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 101 graduates	—	76%	$22,420	$33,382	$100,857
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 94 graduates	—	65%	$24,406	$36,993	$100,729
University of Southern California CA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 41 graduates	—	10%	$32,740	$90,300	$100,646
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point WI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 9 graduates	—	90%	$14,559	$20,079	$100,375
Worcester Polytechnic Institute MA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 51 graduates	—	58%	$43,071	$78,679	$100,199
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 21 graduates	—	19%	$13,269	$64,190	$100,191
Texas Tech University TX · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 89 graduates	—	71%	$19,070	$27,443	$99,747
Bucknell University PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 23 graduates	—	32%	$40,766	$83,756	$99,536
Washington State University WA · Public · Test-blind	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 35 graduates	—	85%	$14,971	$27,648	$99,506
Drexel University PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 76 graduates	—	78%	$38,509	$76,835	$99,338
Florida Institute of Technology FL · Private nonprofit · Required	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 23 graduates	—	62%	$35,639	$62,440	$99,312
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 155 graduates	—	51%	$17,339	$30,305	$98,851
Stevens Institute of Technology NJ · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 51 graduates	—	43%	$41,346	$79,790	$98,782
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 61 graduates	—	58%	$36,228	$82,404	$98,679
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus OK · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 64 graduates	—	71%	$17,447	$28,290	$98,557
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology IN · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 26 graduates	—	73%	$42,513	$77,890	$98,341
University of South Carolina-Columbia SC · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 58 graduates	—	62%	$22,811	$31,638	$98,244
Louisiana Tech University LA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 32 graduates	—	73%	$11,864	$24,280	$98,240
University of Utah UT · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 46 graduates	—	87%	$16,200	$25,557	$98,215
University of Kentucky KY · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 83 graduates	—	92%	$18,851	$34,391	$98,003
University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 61 graduates	—	58%	$22,383	$34,549	$97,990
Texas A & M University-Kingsville TX · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 29 graduates	—	92%	$12,090	$24,060	$97,811
Virginia Commonwealth University VA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 46 graduates	—	93%	$23,433	$38,954	$97,781
New Jersey Institute of Technology NJ · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 51 graduates	—	67%	$16,504	$32,859	$97,371
University of Iowa IA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 39 graduates	—	85%	$22,531	$28,596	$97,329
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus PA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 73 graduates	—	50%	$30,434	$38,105	$97,324
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown PA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 16 graduates	—	96%	$18,202	$30,349	$97,324
Colorado State University-Fort Collins CO · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 52 graduates	—	90%	$21,279	$31,642	$97,271
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 123 graduates	—	88%	$25,648	$32,171	$97,220
University of Dayton OH · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 62 graduates	—	62%	$29,533	$65,881	$97,184
University of New Mexico-Main Campus NM · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 27 graduates	—	96%	$15,489	$21,259	$96,810
Case Western Reserve University OH · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 50 graduates	—	29%	$41,190	$85,851	$96,533
West Virginia University WV · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 42 graduates	—	86%	$15,634	$26,415	$96,503
West Virginia University Institute of Technology WV · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 3 graduates	—	61%	$9,337	$18,907	$96,503
Manhattan College NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 21 graduates	—	78%	$27,256	$64,348	$96,134
Miami University-Oxford OH · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 39 graduates	—	82%	$28,384	$38,757	$96,025
University of Missouri-Columbia MO · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 42 graduates	—	77%	$20,268	$31,713	$95,989
Mississippi State University MS · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 89 graduates	—	76%	$17,595	$29,267	$95,968
University of Colorado Boulder CO · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Biochemical Engineering +1 106 graduates	—	83%	$25,346	$37,684	$95,780
Rowan University NJ · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 38 graduates	—	78%	$22,408	$35,842	$95,769
University at Buffalo NY · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 46 graduates	—	69%	$20,995	$30,785	$95,424
University of Massachusetts-Lowell MA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 67 graduates	—	85%	$17,163	$30,786	$94,972
University of Maine ME · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 30 graduates	—	96%	$17,510	$27,328	$94,964
Missouri University of Science and Technology MO · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 86 graduates	—	73%	$16,298	$29,231	$94,686
Johns Hopkins University MD · Private nonprofit · Required	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 80 graduates	—	8%	$18,809	$85,947	$94,671
Rochester Institute of Technology NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 35 graduates	—	71%	$34,906	$74,626	$94,641
Colorado School of Mines CO · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 149 graduates	—	60%	$28,690	$40,560	$94,598
Michigan Technological University MI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 78 graduates	—	88%	$14,182	$34,152	$94,478
University of South Florida FL · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 73 graduates	—	41%	$9,812	$22,859	$94,387
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus OK · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 44 graduates	—	76%	$15,300	$28,872	$94,291
University of Toledo OH · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 58 graduates	—	95%	$17,249	$26,512	$94,065
University of South Alabama AL · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 36 graduates	—	66%	$17,648	$25,476	$93,943
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus NH · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 17 graduates	—	87%	$23,805	$35,537	$93,711
University of Arkansas AR · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 60 graduates	—	72%	$18,209	$27,767	$93,641
Clarkson University NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 52 graduates	—	77%	$30,305	$79,022	$93,614
University of Kansas KS · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 78 graduates	—	88%	$18,059	$26,751	$93,391
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 124 graduates	—	90%	$14,967	$30,111	$93,264
Wayne State University MI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 26 graduates	—	82%	$12,766	$27,350	$93,047
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 106 graduates	—	77%	$16,778	$30,061	$92,946
Iowa State University IA · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 94 graduates	—	89%	$18,589	$24,018	$92,773
Oregon State University OR · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 86 graduates	—	79%	$19,604	$31,653	$92,741
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus OR · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	—	—	68%	$18,048	$29,798	$92,741
Prairie View A & M University TX · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 35 graduates	—	75%	$13,570	$26,362	$92,591
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga TN · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 24 graduates	—	77%	$14,265	$25,489	$92,511
University of Rochester NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 29 graduates	—	36%	$29,278	$85,962	$92,102
Clemson University SC · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 66 graduates	—	38%	$22,253	$35,015	$92,098
Kansas State University KS · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 50 graduates	—	79%	$19,406	$27,402	$92,068
Western Michigan University MI · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 42 graduates	—	85%	$15,273	$29,237	$91,777
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville TN · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 66 graduates	—	46%	$18,976	$33,678	$91,643
Tennessee Technological University TN · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 34 graduates	—	83%	$14,246	$25,663	$91,580
University of Maryland-Baltimore County MD · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 56 graduates	—	74%	$16,467	$28,576	$91,547
Widener University PA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 12 graduates	—	84%	$25,759	$70,621	$91,145
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology SD · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 42 graduates	—	85%	$20,183	$25,385	$90,845
Florida State University FL · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 27 graduates	—	25%	$11,297	$25,720	$90,815
University of Alabama in Huntsville AL · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 35 graduates	—	74%	$18,796	$27,392	$90,681
University of Akron Main Campus OH · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 50 graduates	—	71%	$13,946	$26,284	$90,279
New Mexico State University-Main Campus NM · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 25 graduates	—	76%	$8,889	$23,274	$90,091
New York University NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 43 graduates	—	9%	$37,050	$84,374	$89,744
Youngstown State University OH · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 24 graduates	—	80%	$12,767	$21,708	$89,150
CUNY City College NY · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 37 graduates	—	58%	$3,776	$14,403	$88,659
Stony Brook University NY · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 31 graduates	—	49%	$18,784	$30,539	$88,593
Trine University IN · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 23 graduates	—	85%	$25,355	$51,109	$88,192
University of Nebraska-Lincoln NE · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 41 graduates	—	77%	$17,747	$26,697	$88,067
Montana State University MT · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 69 graduates	—	87%	$22,499	$25,905	$87,590
Syracuse University NY · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 18 graduates	—	42%	$38,793	$84,517	$87,529
University of Illinois Chicago IL · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 51 graduates	—	78%	$10,974	$27,521	$87,407
University of North Dakota ND · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 29 graduates	—	77%	$18,551	$25,605	$87,309
University of Connecticut CT · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 62 graduates	—	54%	$25,097	$39,426	$87,267
University of Connecticut-Avery Point CT · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	—	86%	$13,807	$23,337	$87,267
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus CT · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	—	86%	$16,403	$26,946	$87,267
University of Connecticut-Stamford CT · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	—	80%	$16,798	$30,122	$87,267
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus CT · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	—	—	87%	$10,875	$22,933	$87,267
Ohio University-Main Campus OH · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering +1 27 graduates	—	85%	$21,637	$30,586	$85,990
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology NM · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 20 graduates	—	54%	$9,873	$24,967	$85,900
University of Minnesota-Duluth MN · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 43 graduates	—	82%	$18,743	$27,680	$85,667
University of New Haven CT · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 9 graduates	—	80%	$34,192	$66,962	$85,269
University of Nevada-Reno NV · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 20 graduates	—	85%	$15,927	$25,786	$84,965
Illinois Institute of Technology IL · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 30 graduates	—	55%	$18,425	$68,164	$84,876
Milwaukee School of Engineering WI · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 18 graduates	—	60%	$22,453	$62,648	$81,935
University of Wyoming WY · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 34 graduates	—	97%	$13,599	$24,818	$81,629
Cleveland State University OH · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 32 graduates	—	96%	$14,764	$27,159	$81,185
University of Idaho ID · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 12 graduates	—	79%	$14,831	$23,738	$80,558
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez PR · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 77 graduates	—	52%	$17,936	—	$74,254
University of Chicago IL · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 38 graduates	—	5%	$14,860	$90,360	—
Tufts University MA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 28 graduates	—	10%	$39,998	$88,300	—
The University of Texas at San Antonio TX · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 25 graduates	—	88%	$10,836	$22,352	—
Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico PR · Private nonprofit	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 24 graduates	—	—	$17,540	—	—
Princeton University NJ · Private nonprofit · Required	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 23 graduates	—	4%	$6,128	$84,040	—
Columbia University in the City of New York NY · Private nonprofit · Required	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 20 graduates	—	4%	$21,590	$89,472	—
McNeese State University LA · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 18 graduates	—	68%	$12,493	$22,810	—
Howard University DC · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 15 graduates	—	35%	$50,539	$54,630	—
Tulane University of Louisiana LA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 14 graduates	—	15%	$39,949	$87,004	—
Tuskegee University AL · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 14 graduates	—	31%	$35,013	$43,454	—
California Baptist University CA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 13 graduates	—	74%	$26,285	$54,038	—
United States Military Academy NY · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 13 graduates	—	14%	—	—	—
Stanford University CA · Private nonprofit · Required	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 10 graduates	—	4%	$13,807	$87,833	—
Hampton University VA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 8 graduates	—	48%	$25,319	$46,027	—
California Institute of Technology CA · Private nonprofit · Required	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 7 graduates	—	3%	$16,075	$86,886	—
The University of Texas Permian Basin TX · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 6 graduates	—	84%	$12,723	$23,886	—
Yale University CT · Private nonprofit · Required	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 6 graduates	—	4%	$23,777	$88,300	—
Benedictine College KS · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 5 graduates	—	76%	$27,891	$52,206	—
Christian Brothers University TN · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 4 graduates	—	88%	$9,854	$48,038	—
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University FL · Public · Required	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 4 graduates	—	21%	$13,739	$23,970	—
The University of Texas at Tyler TX · Public · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 4 graduates	—	92%	$13,323	$24,505	—
Dordt University IA · Private nonprofit · Test-optional	Not reported by the college system	Chemical Engineering 1 graduate	—	71%	$25,807	$51,733	—

Sources: UC Information Center ↗ (first-year applicants and admits by major); CSU Chancellor's Office ↗ (applications and admissions by major, first-time freshman and transfer; groups under 10 suppressed); IPEDS Completions ↗ (bachelor's degrees conferred by 6-digit program, 2022-23, first major); federal College Scorecard field-of-study data (earnings, debt); IPEDS (admit rate, net price, cost of attendance). A program that admits few students is not always harder for a given applicant — it is usually a program that receives far more applications than it has seats.

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