CEE at Illinois consistently ranks among the most elite programs in the U.S. and worldwide for both undergraduate and graduate studies. We attract the brightest students and world-class faculty, and graduates are in high demand for industry.

About Us

• Department founded in 1867
• More than 115 courses offered on campus
• More than 50 courses offered online
• More than $18 million in research expenditures (FY2018)
• Tenure-track faculty members: 54
• Living alumni: 15,000+
• Average class size (lectures): 43 students
• Average class size (lab sections): 13 students

Undergraduate Programs

U.S. News rankings (2020)

• Undergraduate civil engineering program: 3
• Undergraduate environmental engineering program: 5

Other numbers (2019-2020):

• Total CEE undergraduate enrollment: 650
  Domestic enrollment, Illinois residents: 486
  Domestic enrollment, non-Illinois: 88
  International student enrollment: 76
  Women students: 198
  Under-represented minorities: 64
• Undergraduate average ACT score: 30.9
• Internal department scholarships awarded: 103

Graduate Programs

U.S. News rankings (2019)

• Graduate civil engineering program: #2
• Graduate environmental engineering program: #4

Other numbers (2019-2020):

• Total graduate enrollment: 589
• Ph.D. enrollment: 214
  Ph.D. women students: 22%
  Ph.D. international students: 78%
• M.S. enrollment: 375
  M.S. women students: 28%
  M.S. international students: 63%
• CEE Online M.S. program, enrollment: 114

Status After Graduation

An exit survey of 158 CEE undergraduate students (2017-2018)* reported:

• 63% employed
• 31% continuing education
• 5% seeking employment
• 0% other
• Average starting salary $60,172

*Illini Success Survey

Engineering at Illinois

College-wide, Engineering at Illinois students:

• Receive 2+ job offers per student, on average.
• Are Top 5 among engineering students most prepared for the workforce, accordingly to a Wall Street Journal survey of employers.
• 47% employed graduates remain in Illinois, 12% work in the Midwest (excluding Illinois), 5% in the Northeast, 10% in the South, 23% in the West, 3% are International (including Brazil, Canada, China, Croatia, France, Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam).