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Why Choose CEE at Illinois?

Engineering students

Widely known for its friendly, welcoming atmosphere, CEE at Illinois is where you go to learn, study and conduct leading research in civil and environmental engineering. A top-ranked program with distinguished faculty, CEE at Illinois prepares students to tackle some of society's biggest challenges:

Ensuring clean air, safe drinking water and sanitation;
Addressing our changing environment;
Protecting the population from natural and man-made hazards;
Designing a sustainable infrastructure that serves everyone;
Reimagining human and commodity traffic for an automated future;
And, of course, designing and constructing the world’s tallest buildings and most iconic bridges

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#1

Ranked civil engineering and online graduate programs
U.S. News & World Report (2021)

$18M+

More than $18 million in total research expenditures
FY 2018

#6

Ranked civil and environmental engineering undergraduate programs
U.S. News & World Report (2021)