College of Engineering Facts
About the College of Engineering
College of Engineering Facts
The College of Engineering is one of the most prestigious and largest engineering institutions in the nation. Among the distinguished faculty are two Nobel laureates; a winner of both the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology; members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and National Academy of Sciences; and global leaders in many traditional and emerging engineering fields.
College Leadership
- Dean - Ilesanmi Adesida
- Executive Associate Dean for Academic Affairs - Michael B. Bragg
- Associate Dean for Administration - Bruce A. Vojak
- Interim Associate Dean for Advancement - Molly B. Tracy
- Associate Dean for Interdisciplinary Programs - Edgar J. Martinez
- Interim Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education & Programs - Umberto Ravaioli
- Associate Dean for Graduate and Professional Education - Victoria H. Coverstone
- Aerospace Engineering - J. Craig Dutton, Head
- Agricultural and Biological Engineering - (based in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences) K.C. Ting, Head
- Bioengineering - Michael F. Insana, Interim Head
- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering - (based in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences) Edmund G. Seebauer, Head
- Civil and Environmental Engineering - Robert H. Dodds, Jr., Head
- Computer Science - Michael T. Heath, Interim Head
- Electrical and Computer Engineering - Richard E. Blahut, Head
- Industrial & Enterprise Systems Engineering - Jong-Shi Pang, Head
- Materials Science and Engineering - Ian M. Robertson, Head
- Mechanical Science and Engineering - Huseyin Sehitoglu, Head
- Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering - James F. Stubbins, Head
- Physics - Dale J. Van Harlingen, Head
| Professors | 228 | |
| Associate professors | 90 | |
| Assistant professors | 99 |
Illinois faculty, students, and alumni have a long tradition of leadership in engineering.
| Selected honors include: | Faculty | Alumni |
| American Academy of Arts and Sciences | 19 |
3 |
| American Association for the Advancement of Science | 41 |
5 |
| American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics | 6 |
1 |
| National Academy of Engineering | 47 |
52 |
| National Academy of Sciences | 24 |
11 |
| National Medal of Science | 7 |
7 |
| National Medal of Technology | 1 |
3 |
| National Lemelson-MIT Award | 1 |
1 |
| Nobel Laureates | 5 |
2 |
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | - |
2 |
| Royal Societies; Knights of the British Empire & France | 2 |
- |
| Transportation Research Board of the National Academies | 2 |
8 |
| Ernest O. Lawrence Memorial Award | 1 |
- |
| The Wolf Prize | 1 |
- |
*Includes emeritus faculty
Professor Nick Holonyak, Jr. is one of only 13 Americans to have been awarded both the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology.
Physics Professor Anthony J. Leggett shared the 2003 Nobel Prize in Physics with Alexei A. Abrikosov and Vitaly L. Ginzburg for pioneering contributions to the theory of superconductors and superfluids.
The Engineering at Illinois Nobel legacy also includes John Bardeen, a professor of physics and electrical engineering, who is the only person to have won the Nobel Prize in Physics twice. An additional 15 University of Illinois alumni and faculty members have also won the Nobel Prize.
NATIONAL RANKINGS
Undergraduate
The undergraduate engineering program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked 5th in the 2008 America's Best Colleges edition of U.S. News and World Report (published in August 2007). Ranked undergraduate engineering science specialties in the College of Engineering include the following:
| 6 | Aerospace | |
| 1 | Agricultural | |
| 8 | Chemical | |
| 1 | Civil | |
| 5 | Computer Engineering | |
| 4 | Electrical/Electronic/Communications | |
| 3 | Engineering Physics | |
| 3 | Environmental/Environmental Health | |
| 12 | Industrial/Manufacturing | |
| 5 | Materials | |
| 5 | Mechanical | |
| 4 | Nuclear* |
*Note: U.S. News and World Report does not currently include Nuclear or Computer Science among its engineering program rankings. (In 2006, the Nuclear Engineering program at Illinois was ranked #4.)
Graduate
The graduate engineering program at Illinois ranked 5th in the Best Graduate Schools issue of U.S. News and World Report (published in March 2007). Ranked graduate engineering science specialties in the College of Engineering include the following:
| 7 | Aerospace/Aeronautical/Astronautical | |
| 10 | Chemical | |
| 1 | Civil | |
| 5 | Computer Engineering | |
| 5 | Computer Science | |
| 7 | Computer Science - Artificial Intelligence | |
| 6 | Computer Science - Programming Language | |
| 6 | Computer Science - Systems | |
| 4 | Electrical/Electronic/Communications | |
| 3 | Environmental | |
| 16 | Industrial/Manufacturing | |
| 2 | Materials | |
| 6 | Mechanical | |
| 13 | Nuclear | |
| 8 | Physics | |
| 1 | Physics - Condensed Matter | |
| 8 | Physics - Nuclear | |
| 7 | Physics - Quantum |
STUDENTS
Student Body Engineering Enrollments, Fall 2007| Department |
Undergraduate 398 |
Graduate |
*Total includes students in programs administered jointly with other colleges. Computer Science enrollments include Math/CS and Stat/CS. Physics enrollment figures include LAS Physics.
Educational Profiles of Engineering Freshmen
Admission to the College of Engineering as a freshman is based on several factors (see Freshman Admission Requirements, U of I Office of Admissions and Records). The middle 50% of students admitted for fall 2007 had the following characteristics:
- ACT 30-33
- SAT 1310-1460
- High School Class Rank 90-98%
Degrees
The College of Engineering consistently ranks among the top programs nationally in number of degrees awarded.
In 2007, the college granted:
- 1,047
- 458
- 270
BS degrees |
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MS degrees |
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PhD degrees |
JOB PLACEMENT
The Engineering Career Services Office (ECS) serves students graduating in engineering, computer science, physics, geology, and mathematics. More than 2,000 employers recruit through Engineering Career Services for full-time, internship, and co-op opportunities.
2006-07 Career Services Statistics
• Total number of on-campus interviews – 9,880
• Average number of interviews per interviewing graduate – 9.0
• Average number of offers per interviewing graduate – 2.2
• Approximate number of jobs posted on the online job system – 3,000
• Number of companies recruiting on campus each year – 500+
• Average number of engineering-related internships or undergraduate research experiences for BS graduates – 1.9
• May 2007 BS graduates enrolled in graduate degree programs – 20%
2006-07 Average Starting Salaries
• BS graduates-$57,683
• MS graduates-$65,988
• PhD graduates-$81,956
College Expenditures
• State appropriations (1) - 25%
• Institutional support (1) - 7%
• Industrial gifts, grants, and contracts (1,2) - 11%
• Federal grants and contracts (3) - 56%
FY07 Total Research Expenditures – $167,466,953
FY07 Total Expenditures – $295,719,000
Sources: 1. DMI 2. VCR Report 3. ASEE
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