Plan Your Visit
Prospective & Admitted Student Visits
Want to get a feel for life on campus and at The Grainger College of Engineering? Explore a variety of virtual and in-person visit opportunities offered by the college throughout the year.
Special Programs for Prospective Graduate Students
Graduate Programs Information Sessions
Online Graduate Programs
October 13, 2026, 7pm CDT
Interested in our online graduate programs?
Join us for a virtual information session hosted by Associate Director of Graduate Programs Meg Griffin and learn about our online master's degree options and our Certificate Program.
Graduate Programs Overview
October 20, 2026, 7pm CDT
Want to learn more about our on-campus graduate programs?
This virtual session for prospective students is hosted by Associate Director of Graduate Programs Meg Griffin and will provide an overview of CEE at Illinois' MS and PhD programs.
Merge Campus Visit Program
Each fall, the Merge Campus Visit Program provides an opportunity for students with various experiences and goals, and who come from many educational, socio-cultural, geographic, and familial backgrounds to explore and consider Grainger Engineering graduate programs. The Merge Campus Visit Program supports prospective students through pre-application seminars, program-specific connections, and campus visits. All Merge Program participants are eligible for an application fee waiver when applying to a Grainger Engineering graduate program.
How to Find Us
CEE at Illinois has its headquarters on the north side of the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, in the Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory, with additional classrooms, laboratories and offices in the CEE Building next door. The twin cities of Champaign and Urbana are located in central Illinois, approximately 130 miles southwest of Chicago, 180 miles northeast of St. Louis, Mo., and 120 miles west of Indianapolis, Ind.
Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory
205 N. Mathews Avenue
Urbana, Illinois 61801
General Inquiries:
217-333-8038 | fax: 217-333-9464
civil@illinois.edu
Contact Us
Email us to learn more about the Department of Civil Engineering at Illinois.