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Most Focused Chemical Engineering Schools

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167 Ranked Colleges
9% Top School Degree Focus

Chemical Engineering is offered at a wide range of schools across the country, yet a handful of schools devote much more of their degrees to the field than the rest. To top this list, a school awards a larger share of its degrees in chemical engineering than other colleges that offer the major.

College Factual ranked the 167 chemical engineering schools in the United States by the share of their degrees awarded in the major.

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Chemical Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

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Most Focused Schools for Chemical Engineering in the United States

Below are the schools where chemical engineering makes up the largest share of degrees in the United States.

Top 25 Most Focused Chemical Engineering Schools

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Leading the list of the most focused chemical engineering schools is Rose Hulman Institute Of Technology. Located in the city of Terre Haute, Rose Hulman Institute Of Technology is a private not-for-profit university. At this school, roughly 9% of all degrees awarded are in chemical engineering, or about 39 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full chemical engineering report for Rose Hulman Institute Of Technology

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A rank of #2 makes Colorado School Of Mines one of the most focused schools for chemical engineering. Colorado School Of Mines is a public school located in the suburb of Golden. At this school, roughly 8% of all degrees awarded are in chemical engineering, or about 150 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full chemical engineering details for Colorado School Of Mines

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Cooper Union For The Advancement Of Science And Art came in at #3 on our list of the most focused chemical engineering schools. Cooper Union For The Advancement Of Science And Art is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York. About 7% of the degrees Cooper Union For The Advancement Of Science And Art awards are in chemical engineering, or about 20 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full chemical engineering report for Cooper Union For The Advancement Of Science And Art

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South Dakota School Of Mines And Technology came in at #4 on our list of the most focused chemical engineering schools. Set in the city of Rapid City, South Dakota School Of Mines And Technology is a public institution. At this school, roughly 7% of all degrees awarded are in chemical engineering, or about 36 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full chemical engineering report for South Dakota School Of Mines And Technology

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University Of Puerto Rico Mayaguez ranks #5 for chemical engineering by degree focus. Set in the city of Mayaguez, University Of Puerto Rico Mayaguez is a public institution. Chemical Engineering accounts for around 6% of the degrees granted here, or about 101 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full chemical engineering report for University Of Puerto Rico Mayaguez

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New Mexico Institute Of Mining And Technology ranked #6 on our list of the most focused chemical engineering schools. New Mexico Institute Of Mining And Technology is a public school located in the town of Socorro. At this school, roughly 5% of all degrees awarded are in chemical engineering, or about 16 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full chemical engineering report for New Mexico Institute Of Mining And Technology

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Missouri University Of Science And Technology landed the #7 spot among the most focused chemical engineering schools. Set in the town of Rolla, Missouri University Of Science And Technology is a public institution. About 5% of the degrees Missouri University Of Science And Technology awards are in chemical engineering, or about 108 graduates in the most recent year. See more about chemical engineering at Missouri University Of Science And Technology

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Kettering University comes in at #8 for chemical engineering focus this year. Kettering University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Flint. At this school, roughly 5% of all degrees awarded are in chemical engineering, or about 23 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full chemical engineering details for Kettering University

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Michigan Technological University ranked #9 on our list of the most focused chemical engineering schools. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Technological University is a public university. Chemical Engineering accounts for around 5% of the degrees granted here, or about 86 graduates in the most recent year. See more about chemical engineering at Michigan Technological University

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Clarkson University placed #10 for chemical engineering by degree focus. Located in the town of Potsdam, Clarkson University is a private not-for-profit university. At this school, roughly 4% of all degrees awarded are in chemical engineering, or about 49 graduates in the most recent year. See more about chemical engineering at Clarkson University

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Universidad Politecnica De Puerto Rico Hato Rey Campus landed the #11 spot among the most focused chemical engineering schools. Located in the city of Hato Rey, Universidad Politecnica De Puerto Rico Hato Rey Campus is a private not-for-profit university. Chemical Engineering accounts for around 4% of the degrees granted here, or about 25 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full chemical engineering report for Universidad Politecnica De Puerto Rico Hato Rey Campus

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University Of Pittsburgh Johnstown landed the #12 spot among the most focused chemical engineering schools. University Of Pittsburgh Johnstown is a public school located in the suburb of Johnstown. Chemical Engineering accounts for around 4% of the degrees granted here, or about 18 graduates in the most recent year. See more about chemical engineering at University Of Pittsburgh Johnstown

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute comes in at #13 for chemical engineering focus this year. Located in the city of Troy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a private not-for-profit university. Chemical Engineering accounts for around 4% of the degrees granted here, or about 70 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full chemical engineering details for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the #14 spot among the most focused chemical engineering schools. Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester. About 4% of the degrees Worcester Polytechnic Institute awards are in chemical engineering, or about 77 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full chemical engineering details for Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Lafayette College
Easton, PA

Lafayette College placed #15 for chemical engineering by degree focus. Lafayette College is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Easton. About 4% of the degrees Lafayette College awards are in chemical engineering, or about 21 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full chemical engineering details for Lafayette College

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Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA

Bucknell University ranked #16 on our list of the most focused chemical engineering schools. Bucknell University is a private not-for-profit school located in the town of Lewisburg. About 3% of the degrees Bucknell University awards are in chemical engineering, or about 30 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full chemical engineering details for Bucknell University

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California Institute Of Technology landed the #17 spot among the most focused chemical engineering schools. Set in the city of Pasadena, California Institute Of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution. About 3% of the degrees California Institute Of Technology awards are in chemical engineering, or about 20 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full chemical engineering details for California Institute Of Technology

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Trine University
Angola, IN

Trine University landed the #18 spot among the most focused chemical engineering schools. Located in the town of Angola, Trine University is a private not-for-profit university. About 3% of the degrees Trine University awards are in chemical engineering, or about 19 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full chemical engineering report for Trine University

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Princeton University
Princeton, NJ

Princeton University comes in at #19 for chemical engineering focus this year. Located in the city of Princeton, Princeton University is a private not-for-profit university. At this school, roughly 3% of all degrees awarded are in chemical engineering, or about 69 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full chemical engineering report for Princeton University

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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology placed #20 for chemical engineering by degree focus. Set in the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution. About 3% of the degrees Massachusetts Institute Of Technology awards are in chemical engineering, or about 108 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full chemical engineering report for Massachusetts Institute Of Technology

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Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA

Lehigh University comes in at #21 for chemical engineering focus this year. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh University is a private not-for-profit university. About 3% of the degrees Lehigh University awards are in chemical engineering, or about 56 graduates in the most recent year. See more about chemical engineering at Lehigh University

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Milwaukee School Of Engineering placed #22 for chemical engineering by degree focus. Milwaukee School Of Engineering is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee. At this school, roughly 3% of all degrees awarded are in chemical engineering, or about 16 graduates in the most recent year. See more about chemical engineering at Milwaukee School Of Engineering

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University Of Minnesota Duluth placed #23 for chemical engineering by degree focus. Set in the city of Duluth, University Of Minnesota Duluth is a public institution. About 2% of the degrees University Of Minnesota Duluth awards are in chemical engineering, or about 51 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full chemical engineering report for University Of Minnesota Duluth

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Rice University
Houston, TX

Rice University landed the #24 spot among the most focused chemical engineering schools. Set in the city of Houston, Rice University is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 2% of all degrees awarded are in chemical engineering, or about 62 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full chemical engineering details for Rice University

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New Jersey Institute Of Technology placed #25 for chemical engineering by degree focus. Set in the city of Newark, New Jersey Institute Of Technology is a public institution. About 2% of the degrees New Jersey Institute Of Technology awards are in chemical engineering, or about 79 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full chemical engineering details for New Jersey Institute Of Technology

Rest of the Top 50 Most Focused Chemical Engineering Schools

These schools rounded out the top of this year’s most focused chemical engineering list:

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Manhattan College
Riverdale, NY
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Tuskegee University
Tuskegee, AL
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Villanova University
Villanova, PA
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Mcneese State University
Lake Charles, LA
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Purdue University Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN
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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These schools also award degrees in chemical engineering and are worth a look:

Rank School Location Chemical Engineering Degree Focus
#51 Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH 1%
#52 Ohio State University Main Campus Columbus, OH 1%
#53 Stevens Institute Of Technology Hoboken, NJ 1%
#54 University Of Dayton Dayton, OH 1%
#55 University Of California Berkeley Berkeley, CA 1%
#56 Texas A And M University College Station College Station, TX 1%
#57 Cuny City College New York, NY 1%
#58 Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 1%
#59 Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD 1%
#60 University Of Minnesota Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN 1%
#61 North Carolina A And T State University Greensboro, NC 1%
#62 Auburn University Auburn, AL 1%
#63 Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH 1%
#64 University Of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore, MD 1%
#65 University Of Alabama At Huntsville Huntsville, AL 1%
#66 University Of Wyoming Laramie, WY 1%
#67 Pennsylvania State University Main Campus University Park, PA 1%
#68 Stanford University Stanford, CA 1%
#69 Iowa State University Ames, IA 1%
#70 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA 1%
#71 Brigham Young University Provo Provo, UT 1%
#72 Northeastern University Boston, MA 1%
#73 University Of Rochester Rochester, NY 1%
#74 The University Of Tennessee Knoxville, TN 1%
#75 University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign Champaign, IL 1%
#76 University At Buffalo Buffalo, NY 1%
#77 California State Polytechnic University Pomona Pomona, CA 1%
#78 Cornell University Ithaca, NY 1%
#79 Washington University In St Louis St. Louis, MO 1%
#80 Florida Institute Of Technology Melbourne, FL 1%
#81 Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI 1%
#82 University Of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA 1.0%
#83 Columbia University In The City Of New York New York, NY 1.0%
#84 University Of California Riverside Riverside, CA 1.0%
#85 University Of Kansas Lawrence, KS 1.0%
#86 Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA 1.0%
#87 The University Of Texas At Austin Austin, TX 1.0%
#88 University Of Cincinnati Main Campus Cincinnati, OH 0.9%
#89 Rochester Institute Of Technology Rochester, NY 0.9%
#90 University Of California San Diego La Jolla, CA 0.9%
#91 University Of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 0.9%
#92 Clemson University Clemson, SC 0.9%
#93 University Of Houston Houston, TX 0.9%
#94 University Of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO 0.9%
#95 Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS 0.9%
#96 The University Of Texas Of The Permian Basin Odessa, TX 0.9%
#97 Tufts University Medford, MA 0.9%
#98 Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN 0.9%
#99 University Of Florida Gainesville, FL 0.8%
#100 University Of Michigan Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI 0.8%

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual. Schools are ranked by degree focus — the share of the school’s total degree completions that are in the program, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).

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