Achievements. 1  The 592 degrees awarded in 2014â15 is 86 percent more than a decade ago. 2  The median starting salary for College of Engineering graduates in 2015 was $61,000, near the national average.
What constitutes disability? For Social Security disability or SSI purposes, to be considered disabled, individuals must have an impairment, either medical, psychological, or psychiatric in nature, that keeps them from being able to do substantial gainful activity (SGA, discussed below).
For the death index, see Social Security Death Index. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSD or SSDI) is a payroll tax-funded, federal insurance program of the United States government.