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College of EngineeringUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaignwww.engr.uiuc.edu: 

College of Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign www.engr.uiuc.edu

University of Illinois: 

University of Illinois Undergraduates = 30,453; Graduate Students = 9188 Students from all 50 states and 100 nations 2947 tenured faculty members 11 Nobel Prize Winners, 19 Nobel laureates, 16 Pulitzer Prize Winners Largest public university library nationwide Largest public engineering library Renowned center for the performing arts, Krannert Center with four theaters Home of Mosaic, LED, air-conditioning, transistor, integrated-circuit, MRI, and the plasma screen Total budget = $1.271 billion

Selected Rankings: 

Selected Rankings Kiplinger’s Personal Finance ranked Illinois eighth in its “100 Best Values in Public Colleges” for 2006. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) ranked the Engineering at Illinois second in the nation for research expenditures. Expenditures from federal, state, institution, and private gifts, grants and contracts were nearly $290.1 million in 2005. In 2005, the ASEE reported that the College of Engineering ranked 5th in the number of Ph.D.’s awarded nationally; 9th in M.S. degrees; and 5th in B.S. degrees; and 4th in the number of degrees overall. The Kaplan / Newsweek College Catalog recognized the University of Illinois as a top school in three areas: best value for the tuition dollar, support for diversity, and academic challenges (2002).

Graduate Program Facts : 

Graduate Program Facts 11,029 graduate and professional students 60 disciplines are ranked in the top 30 nationwide Among the top five U.S. universities in number of earned doctorates awarded annually 70 percent of graduate students received fellowships, assistantships, or tuition aid in 2005 Fellowships of 3K or more per semester provide a full waiver of tuition, service fee, and health service fee Tuition for 2006-2007 Term Residents: $11,032 Non-Resident: $23,698

Graduate Student Admission and Financial Aid : 

Graduate Student Admission and Financial Aid Applications available at www.grad.uiuc.edu Financial aid for graduate students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is available in the form of: Teaching, research, graduate, and pre-professional graduate assistantships Fellowships (including traineeships) Grants Loans Additional information available at www.finaid.org

Depth and Breadth across Engineering Areas : 

Depth and Breadth across Engineering Areas One of the top 4 undergraduate colleges of engineering 5,400 undergraduates, 2,500 graduate students 400 plus faculty 2nd largest annual research expenditures in the U.S. = $290.1M degree programs in 13 academic departments Over 25 major research centers and interdisciplinary programs Close affiliations with Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology and National Center for Supercomputing Applications

Rankings: 

Rankings Aerospace Chemical Civil Computer Engr. Computer Science Electrical Physics 7 12 1 5 5 4 8 Physics-Condensed Matter/Low Temp. Environmental Industrial Materials Mechanical Nuclear 1 5 20 2 5 10 UIUC’s CoE is ranked 5th in the nation for Graduate Programs 2006 data – U.S. News & World Report

Excellence on a Large Scale: 

Excellence on a Large Scale One of the largest colleges across the nation MIT PhD number includes ScD and professional engineering degrees Stanford PhD number includes Doctor of Engineering degrees 2005 data – AAES

Engineering Enrollment: 

Engineering Enrollment

Pre-eminence for the 21st Century: 

Pre-eminence for the 21st Century Objectives Excellence in education Excellence and impact of our innovative research Recognition and promotion of faculty, staff, students, and alumni Comprehensive contributions and service to society Anticipated major College-wide initiatives Engineering in biomedicine Energy in a sustainable environment Outreach to partners, nationally and globally, for collaboration and richness of ideas

Faculty Honors: 

Faculty Honors 82 of faculty hold named chairs or professorships 34 are members of National Academy of Engineering 15 are members of the National Academy of Sciences 15 are members of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences 2 Nobel Laureates 1 is a National Medal of Science recipient 1 is a National Medal of Technology recipient

Where is Champaign?: 

Where is Champaign?

Aspects of Champaign-Urbana: 

Aspects of Champaign-Urbana Located close to major international airports (in addition to local airport) 2.5 hours from Chicago O’Hare, Illinois 2 hours from Indianapolis, Indiana 3.25 hours from St. Louis, Missouri Graduate student housing Excellent and comprehensive bus service Large international community Relativity low cost of living Friendly environment and people!

Engineering Campus: 

Engineering Campus All following photographs courtesy of Kalev Leetaru

Siebel: 

Siebel

Grainger Engineering Library: 

Grainger Engineering Library

Campus: 

Campus

Engineering Advocates Sponsors: 

Engineering Advocates Sponsors Agilent Technologies Inc. Cargill Caterpillar Lockheed-Martin If you have further questions feel free to email us at: advocates@uiuc.edu Or visit www.engr.uiuc.edu/outreach