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UIUC is in the top 10% of the country for engineering. More specifically it was ranked #29 out of 356 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #2 in Illinois.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign handed out 1839 bachelor's degrees in engineering. This is an increase of 10% over the previous year when 1,667 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 655 students received their master’s degree in engineering from UIUC. This makes it the #16 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 201 students received their doctoral degrees in engineering in 2021, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1,839 students earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from UIUC. About 23% of these graduates were women and the other 77% were men.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in engineering.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 423 |
Black or African American | 27 |
Hispanic or Latino | 138 |
White | 700 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 479 |
Other Races | 72 |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 655 engineering majors earned their master's degree from UIUC. Of these graduates, 73% were men and 27% were women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a master's in engineering.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 50 |
Black or African American | 5 |
Hispanic or Latino | 19 |
White | 129 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 432 |
Other Races | 20 |
Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas. Individual majors may not be available for all degree levels.
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Electrical Engineering | 463 |
Computer Engineering | 422 |
Civil Engineering | 403 |
Mechanical Engineering | 300 |
Chemical Engineering | 181 |
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 154 |
Agricultural Engineering | 128 |
Industrial Engineering | 110 |
Materials Engineering | 109 |
Biomedical Engineering | 96 |
Systems Engineering | 77 |
Engineering Physics | 74 |
Operations Research | 46 |
Environmental Engineering | 41 |
Nuclear Engineering | 39 |
Engineering Mechanics | 38 |
General Engineering | 14 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Mathematics & Statistics | 863 |
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations | 812 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences | 614 |
Physical Sciences | 375 |
Architecture & Related Services | 176 |
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