Facts and Figures
Facts and Figures
2021 ECE Facts & Figures
- 2021 US News & World Report national ranking for best UG programs: #16
- Number of incoming students for Fall 2020: 120 (highest in the College of Engineering)
- Number of applicants for Fall 2020: 349
- Average SAT for 2020 Admission: 1320
- Average high school GPA of admitted students: 3.84
- Number of undergraduate students as of Fall 2020: 350
- Number of graduate students: 50
- ECE placement rate for 2012-2020: 90-100%
- Average class size: 25
- Max class size for lab courses: 24 (most of ECE curriculum are lab courses)
- Max class size for lecture-based courses: 40
- Number of faculty and staff:
- 16 full-time faculty
- 8 supporting faculty
- 2 technicians and 1 administrative support personnel
- Number of clinic projects available to every undergraduate student every semester: 40 for ECE only,
160+ collegewide - all of which are available to ECE students - Percentage of UG students working on real-world, unsolved problems in multidisciplinary settings: 100%
- Retention Rate: 90% (national average for engineering programs is 55-65%)
- Average 2020 starting salary for ECE graduates: $72,000 (highest in the College of Engineering)
- Highest salary offered to an ECE student at the time of graduation with a BS degree: $118,000 (highest in the College of Engineering)