In the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, we have a legacy of leadership and we are committed to providing an elite education to every student at the undergraduate and graduate levels, both on-campus and online.
Undergraduate
Electrical Engineering
Undergraduate
Computer Engineering
Graduate
Electrical Engineering
Graduate
Computer Engineering
Statistics on this page use the most recent data available.
Undergraduate Program
2025 U.S. News and World Report rankings (published fall 2024):
- Undergraduate electrical engineering: 5
- Undergraduate computer engineering: 5
Statistics for Fall 2023:
- Total undergraduates: 2,310
- Electrical engineering majors: 913
- Computer engineering majors: 1,397
- Bachelor's degrees conferred, academic year 2021-2022: 495
- Composite ACT score: 32.7
Graduate Program
2024 U.S. News and World Report rankings (published spring 2024):
- Graduate electrical engineering: 4
- Graduate computer engineering: 4
- Masters Online electrical engineering: 3
Statistics for Fall 2023:
- Total graduate students: 692
- Master of Science students: 172
- M.Eng professional degree students: 152
- PhD students: 367
- Master’s degrees conferred, academic year 2021-2022: 126
- PhD degrees conferred, academic year 2019-2020: 54
Department founded
In total research expenditures
Courses offered
Active patents held
Faculty
- Total faculty: 197*
- 45 IEEE Fellows
- 12 AAAS Fellows
- 5 ACM Fellows
- 5 APS Fellows
- NAE Members: 6 active, 15 emeritus
*This number includes faculty members with administrative appointments, tenure track faculty, teaching faculty, research faculty, and 79 affiliate faculty.
Alumni
- Living alumni worldwide: 22,000+
- Alumni with more than one degree from Illinois ECE: 3,300