Rankings and Statistics

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
  • Fundamentals of Engineering Exam pass rate: 94.5% (national pass rate: 68%)

Undergraduate Programs

U.S. News rankings (2021)

Other numbers (2020-2021):

  • Total CEE undergraduate enrollment: 601
    Domestic enrollment, Illinois residents: 463
    Domestic enrollment, non-Illinois: 78
    International student enrollment: 60
    Women students: 188
    Under-represented minorities: 87
  • Undergraduate average ACT score: 30.9
  • Internal department scholarships awarded: 103

Graduate Programs

U.S. News rankings (2020)

Other numbers (2020-2021):

  • Total graduate enrollment: 548
  • Ph.D. enrollment: 232
    Ph.D. women students: 25%
    Ph.D. international students: 78%
  • M.S. enrollment: 316
    M.S. women students: 31%
    M.S. international students: 52%
  • CEE Online M.S. program, enrollment: 152

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).