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ECE ILLINOIS at a glance

The statistics on this page use the most recent data available.

General

  • Department founded in 1891
  • More than 130 courses offered
  • Class section size averages 31 students (2008-2009)
  • More than $35 million in research expenditures (2008-2009)
  • Faculty in the department hold 197 active patents (June 2010)

The Princeton Review named Illinois one of the nation's best undergraduate values in the 2010 edition of its book, America's Best Value Colleges.

Undergraduate Program

US News rankings (2012):

  • Illinois undergraduate engineering program: 6
  • Undergraduate electrical engineering: 5
  • Undergraduate computer engineering: 5

Statistics for 2010-2011 school year:

  • Total students: 1,546
  • Computer engineering majors: 524
  • Electrical engineering majors: 1,022
  • Computer Engineering degrees conferred, academic year 2009-2010: 67
  • Electrical engineering degrees conferred, academic year 2009-2010: 202
  • Computer engineering incoming freshmen average ACT score: 31.28
  • Electrical engineering incoming freshman average ACT score: 31.26
  • Computer engineering incoming freshmen average high school rank: 88.35
  • Electrical engineering incoming freshman average high school rank: 88.45

Graduate Program

US News rankings (2011):

  • Illinois graduate engineering program: 5
  • Graduate electrical engineering: 4
  • Graduate computer engineering: 4

Statistics for 2010-2011 school year:

  • Total students: 506
  • Master’s degrees conferred, academic year 2009-2010: 112
  • Ph.D. degrees conferred, academic year 2009-2010: 46

Faculty

  • Total faculty: 106
  • Faculty with industry experience: 61
  • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) fellows: 57 (2011)
  • American Physical Society (APS) fellows: 7 (2011)
  • Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) fellows: 7 (2011)
  • American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) fellows: 11 (2011)
  • National Academy of Engineering (NAE) members: 9 faculty, 9 emeritus faculty (2011)

Alumni

  • Living alumni worldwide: 20,085
  • Alumni with more than one degree from ECE Illinois: 3,688