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
• More than $19 million in research expenditures (2016-2017)
• Tenure-track faculty members: 50
• Living alumni: 15,000+
• Average class size (lectures): 43 students
• Average class size (lab sections): 13 students

Undergraduate Programs

U.S. News rankings (2018)

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

Other numbers (Fall 2017):

• Total CEE undergraduate enrollment: 718
  Domestic enrollment, Illinois residents: 497
  Domestic enrollment, non-Illinois: 219
  International student enrollment: 118
  Percentage of women students: 28%
  Percentage under-represented minorities: 13%
• Undergraduate average ACT score: 30.9
• Internal department scholarships awarded: 103
• Bachelor's degrees awarded (2016-2017): 210

Graduate Programs

U.S. News rankings (2018)

• Graduate civil engineering program: #2
• Graduate environmental engineering program: #3

Other numbers (Fall 2017):

• Total graduate enrollment: 719
  Percentage of women students: 31.2%
  Percentage of international students: 71.5%
• Master's degrees awarded (2016-2017): 244
• Doctoral degrees awarded (2016-2017): 33
• CEE Online MS program, enrollment: 78

Status After Graduation

An exit survey of 158 CEE undergraduate students (2015-2016) reported:

• 57% employed
• 34% continuing education
• 6% seeking employment
• 2% seeking education
• 1% other
• Average starting salary $59,102

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).