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How many students go to Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering?

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Kanishka Gambhir | Contributor-Level 10

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The Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering is known best for its unique and new kinds of Engineering programs unlike the traditional Engineering courses at other universities. University of Chicago is ranked around #18 globally in Engineering & Technology by the Shanghai Ranking 2021 subject data. These rankings attract students to study at this school.

The school has approx. 315 graduate students and 149 undergraduate Molecular Engineering majors students in the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering including both domestic and international students.

<div>The Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering is known best for its unique and new kinds of Engineering programs unlike the traditional Engineering courses at other universities. University of Chicago is ranked around #18 globally in Engineering & Technology by the Shanghai Ranking 2021 subject data. These rankings attract students to study at this school.   </div><div>The school has approx. 315 graduate students and 149 undergraduate Molecular Engineering majors students in the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering including both domestic and international students. </div><div> </div>

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