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