ECE by the Numbers
Faculty
- 71 Tenure/Tenure-Track
- 26 Endowed and Named Professors
- 74 Fellow Titles
- 48 CAREER, and Young Investigator Awards
- 6 NAE Members
- 70 Education Awards
- 17 Research Scientists
Students
- 547 undergraduate EE and CE declared majors, Fall 2017
- 209 undergraduate degrees granted, 2017
- 796 graduate students, Fall 2017
- 341 MS and PhD degrees, 2017
Academic Programs
- BSE, Electrical Engineering
- BSE, Computer Engineering
- Minor, Electrical Engineering
- MS/MSE, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- PhD, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Special Programs:
- Certificate in Computational Discovery and Engineering
- Certificate in Plasma Science and Engineering
- Certificate in Data Science
- 100+ course offerings per year
Research Expenditures
U.S. News & World Report Rankings
- Undergraduate Programs:
- Electrical Engineering: 5
- Computer Engineering: 7
- Graduate Programs:
- Electrical Engineering: 7
- Computer Engineering: 6
Tech Transfer
- 16 Startups (Since 2010)
- 68 Invention Disclosures (FY17)
- 56 US Patents (FY17)
- 20 Licenses (FY17)
Facilities
- Lurie Nanofabrication Facility: one of the most comprehensive and advanced academic cleanroom facilities in the U.S. for research in MEMS, Solid-State Devices, and Nanotechnology
- Anechoic Chamber: 60’ long chamber for antenna and radar system development
- High-performance computing simulation pool; hundreds of state-of-the-art servers and high-performance cores; industry-standard computer-aided design software
- Extensive equipment for chip and device development
- Industry-standard software
- World’s fastest table-top laser, HERCULES
- State-of-the-art research labs
- Improved undergraduate experience: two computing labs, student learning center, student project spaces, student group offices
