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Program Details
University of Virginia
Chemical Engineering (14.0701)
Bachelor's Degree

Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes

Chemical Engineering

Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees

Degree Title: BS

2010 CIP Code: 140701

	Credit Hours	Program Offered
On-Campus:	Yes	Yes
Off-Campus:	Yes	No

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees: Before SCHEV

Enrollments and Awards
Academic Year	Fall Headcount	Annual FTE	Degrees
2018-19	140	163	49
2019-20	132	157	41
2020-21	137	152	46
2021-22	183	183	42
2022-23	129	150	42

Average time-to-completion in years	Average credits-to-completion	Average monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.14	124	$ 5,048

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)	Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
3.10	91

The table to the right provides the degree award history of each the last five years, disaggregated by state residency. This breakout may may help explain why a relatively low percentage of program completers may appear to be working in Virginia.

Program Graduates by Domicile
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Total
2018-19	40	9	49
2019-20	28	13	41
2020-21	34	12	46
2021-22	28	14	42
2022-23	32	10	42
Five Year Summary	162	58	220

Distribution by Gender and Race/Ethnicity within Five-year Totals,

Year	Foreign/ International	African Am. or Black (NH)	Am. Indian/ Native Am. (NH)	Asian/ Pacific Islander (NH)	Hispanic	White, Caucasian Am. (NH)	Multi-Race (NH)	Unknown/ Unreported (NH)	Total
Sum of the Last 5 Years	5	12	0	36	220	14	114	17	220

Wages Earned in 2020

The table below shows the wage data for the select program and places it in the context of all wages at the same degree level of this institution by graduates with at least three (3) quarters of employment.

Post-Completion Wage Outcomes, Earnings in 2022
Graduation Year	Grads (n)	Grads w/Wages (n)	25th Percentile	Median Wage	75th Percentile
2011-12 (10 years)	218	13%
2013-14 (8 years)	249	20%	$85,967	$115,615	$151,420
2016-17 (5 years)	225	22%	$77,541	$98,713	$119,249
2018-19 (3 years)	223	25%	$74,033	$88,404	$104,097
2020-21 (18 months)	228	28%	$55,246	$76,253	$90,746

Student Debt of Graduates

Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
	Borrowers (n)	Borrowers (%)	25th Percentile	Median	Mean	75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-18	80	37.2%	$ 10,469	$ 23,558	$ 22,913	$ 28,745
2014-15 to 2018-19	93	41.7%	$ 8,924	$ 24,038	$ 22,205	$ 28,224
2015-16 to 2019-20	100	45.9%	$ 7,846	$ 21,608	$ 21,003	$ 26,720
2016-17 to 2020-21	102	44.7%	$ 7,420	$ 21,383	$ 20,377	$ 26,720
2017-18 to 2021-22	98	43.7%	$ 7,420	$ 21,383	$ 22,624	$ 26,720

Note: Student borrowing at graduation, excludes PLUS loans, in five-year rollups. Includes all known institutionally-processed borrowing occuring at all public and nonprofit institutions in Virginia. Debt accrued outside Virginia in prior postsecondary activity is not available.

Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation, Including Parent-PLUS and Grad-PLUS
	Borrowers (n)	Borrowers (%)	25th Percentile	Median	Mean	75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-18	80	37.2%	$ 10,469	$ 24,181	$ 26,776	$ 31,309
2014-15 to 2018-19	93	41.7%	$ 8,924	$ 24,736	$ 28,457	$ 34,254
2015-16 to 2019-20	100	45.9%	$ 9,287	$ 23,523	$ 26,741	$ 32,446
2016-17 to 2020-21	102	44.7%	$ 10,301	$ 23,214	$ 25,571	$ 31,248
2017-18 to 2021-22	98	43.7%	$ 11,416	$ 23,956	$ 30,062	$ 35,722

More Details on Enrollment History.

More Details on Degree Awards History.