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Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) by the Numbers

By any metric, our numbers reveal a highly successful program, where students are taught by caring, industry-savvy and world-class faculty, and upon graduation, go on to change our world for the better.

ECE by the Numbers

$52.4M
Research Expenditures (FY 24)
786
Graduate Students (F 24)
751
Undergraduate Students (F 24)
93
World-Class Faculty

Faculty

Students

  • Undergraduate Students
    • 409 Computer Engineering students
    • 342 Electrical Engineering students
    • 108 Electrical Engineering minor students
  • Graduate Students
    • 514 ECE Master’s students
    • 272 ECE PhD students

Alumni

Research expenditures

  • $52.4M

Academic programs

Rankings

  • Undergraduate Programs (U.S. News & World Report, ranked in 2024)
    • Electrical Engineering: 7
    • Computer Engineering: 7
  • Graduate Programs (U.S. News & World Report, ranked in 2025)
    • Electrical Engineering: 6
    • Computer Engineering: 7

Tech Transfer

  • 34 Startups (since 2010)
  • 77 Invention Disclosures (FY24)
  • 28 License agreements (FY24)
  • 44 U.S. Patents (FY24)