University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Urbana, IL 61801

www.illinois.edu

General College Information:

Public 4-year university, founded 1867.

Small town campus setting on 1470 acres, located in Urbana-Champaign (population=110,000), 130 miles south of Chicago.

Semester-based academic year

Total Student Population (approx.): 30,000 undergraduates; 10,000 graduate students; 1000 professional/other.

Undergraduates (approx.): 97% full-time; 87% from Illinois; 26% minorities (7% African-American; 13% Asian-American; 6% Hispanic-American; <1% Native American); 5% international students; 47% women.

On-Campus Housing:
Undergrad: Req'd for freshman year; 39% of students live on-campus.
Graduate: Available to single and married students.

Annual Tuition and Fees for FT Students (approx.):   (To check the most current rates: Current Rates)
Undergrads - Engineering: $19,240 state resident; $33,380 non-resident
Grad Students - Engineering: $19,210 state resident; $32,480 non-resident

Annual Room and Board (approx.): $10,080 (undergrads); $12,060 (grad students)

ROTC Program Offered On-Campus?: Yes (Army, Navy, Air Force)

Virtual Tour:  http://illinois.edu/about/tours/campustours.html

Engineering Program Information:

Program Name: College of Engineering (http://engineering.illinois.edu)

Engineering Student Population (approx.): 5600 undergraduates; 2500 graduate students (800 master's; 1700 doctoral)

Engineering Departments:

Aerospace Engineering (AE)

Agricultural and Biological Engineering (ABE) (joint with the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences)

Bioengineering (BE)

Chemical and Bimolecular Engineering (CBE) (School of Chemical Sciences)

Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE)

Computer Science (CS)

Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)

Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering (IESE)

Materials Science and Engineering (MatSE)

Mechanical Science and Engineering (MechSE)

Nuclear, Plasma and Radiological Engineering (NPRE)

Physics (Phys)

Degrees Offered: (B=Bachelor's; M=Master's; D=Doctorate)

Major

Dept B M D

Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering

AE X X X

Agricultural Engineering

ABE X X X

Bioengineering

BE X X X

Chemical Engineering

CBE X X X

Civil Engineering

CEE X* X* X*

Computer Engineering

ECE X    

Computer Science

CS X X X

Electrical Engineering

ECE X X X

Engineering Mechanics

MechSE X    

Engineering Physics

Phys X X X

Environmental Engineering

CEE   X X

Environmental Science

CEE   X X

Industrial Engineering

IESE X X X

Materials Science and Engineering

MatSE X X X

Mechanical Engineering

MechSE X X X

Nuclear Engineering

MPRE X X X

Systems and Entrepreneurial Engineering

IESE   X X

Theoretical and Applied Mechanics

MechSE   X X

* - Specializations offered in:

Construction Management

Construction Materials

Environmental Engineering and Science

Environmental Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering

Geotechnical Engineering

Information Technology

Structural Engineering

Transportation Engineering

Undergraduate Engineering Admissions Statistics (2009):

Offered Admission/Applied (% Accepted): 3734/5494 (68%)

Enrolled/Offered Admission (% Enrolled): 1444/3734 (38%)

Notable Engineering Program Rankings:

One of the 50 Largest Engineering Undergraduate Programs

One of the 30 Largest Engineering Master's Programs

One of the 30 Largest Engineering Doctorate Programs

A Top 50 Undergraduate Engineering Program (per US News; ranked # 7 overall; #6 amongst schools with doctoral programs)

A Top 50 Graduate Engineering Program (per US News; ranked # 5 overall)

A Top 20 Graduate Program specifically in (per US News):

Aerospace/Aeronautical Engineering (# 7)
Agricultural/Biological Engineering (# 1)
Chemical Engineering  (# 11)
Civil Engineering (# 2)
Computer Engineering (# 4)
Electrical Engineering (# 4)
Environmental Engineering (# 3)
Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering (# 17)
Materials Engineering (# 2)
Mechanical Engineering (# 6)
Nuclear Engineering (# 12)

Other Information Regarding The School And Its Engineering Program:

A detailed profile of this school's engineering program is provided online at the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) website at: http:// profiles.asee.org

Contact Information:

Entity

Website

Mailing Address

Phone / Email

General College Contacts:

Main Website/
Phone Number

www.illinois.edu

 

217-333-1000

Office of Admissions and Records

http://admissions.illinois.edu

901 West Illinois St
Urbana, IL  61801-3028

217-333-0302
ugradadmissions@uiuc.edu

Office of Student Financial Aid

www.osfa.uiuc.edu

620 East John St, MC-303
Champaign, IL 61820-5712

217-333-0100
see website for email

The Graduate College (Admissions, Financial Aid, etc.)

www.grad.illinois.edu

204 Coble Hall, MC-322
801 South Wright St
Champaign, IL 61820-6210

217-333-0035
grad@uiuc.edu

Housing Information Office

www.housing.illinois.edu

100 Clark Hall
1203 South Fourth Street
Champaign, IL 61820

217-333-7111
housing@uiuc.edu

Engineering Program Contacts:

College of Engineering

http://engineering.illinois.edu

306 Engineering Hall, MC-266
1308 West Green St
Urbana, IL 61801

217-333-2150
see website for email

Dept of Aerospace Engineering

http://ae.illinois.edu

306 Talbot Lab, MC-236
104 South Wright St
Urbana, IL 61801

217-333-2651
aerospace@uiuc.edu

Dept of Agricultural and Biological Engineering

http://abe.illinois.edu

1304 West Pennsylvania Ave
Urbana, IL 61801

217-333-3570
age@uiuc.edu

Dept of Bioengineering

www.bioen.illinois.edu

3120 DCL, MC-278
1304 West Springfield Ave
Urbana, IL 61801

217-333-1867
bioen@uiuc.edu

Dept of Chemical and Bimolecular Engineering (School of Chemical Sciences)

http://chbe.illinois.edu

114 Roger Adams Lab
600 South Mathews Ave
Urbana, IL 61801

217-333-3640
see website for email

Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering

http://cee.illinois.edu

205 North Mathews Ave
Urbana, IL 61801-2352

217-333-8038
civil@uiuc.edu

Dept of Computer Science

http://cs.illinois.edu

Siebel Center
201 North Goodwin Ave
Urbana, IL 61801-2302

217-333-3373
academic@cs.uiuc.edu

Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering

www.ece.illinois.edu

1406 West Green St
Urbana, IL 61801-2918

217-333-2300
see website for email

Dept of Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering

www.iese.illinois.edu 117 Transportation Bldg
104 South Mathews Ave
Urbana, IL 61801
217-333-2731
see website for email

Dept of Materials Science and Engineering

www.matse.illinois.edu

201 MSE Bldg
1304 West Green St
Urbana, IL 61801

217-333-1441
mse@uiuc.edu

Dept of Mechanical Science and Engineering

http://mechse.illinois.edu

140 ME Bldg, MC-244
1206 West Green St
Urbana, IL 61801

217-333-1176
see website for email

Dept of Nuclear, Plasma and Radiological Engineering

http://npre.illinois.edu

214 Nuclear Eng Lab, MC-234
103 South Goodwin Ave
Urbana, IL 61801

217-333-2295
nuclear@uiuc.edu

Dept of Physics

http://physics.illinois.edu

MC-704
1110 West Green St
Urbana, IL 61801-3080

217-333-3761
deptofc@physics.uiuc.edu

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