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Students - College Facts Engineering has been an integral part of UC Berkeley since the university was chartered in 1868, when disciplines focused on mechanics, mining and civil engineering. The College of Engineering has evolved to offer top-ranked programs in every engineering field. Its distinguished teaching and research reputation attracts the best students from the state, the nation and across the world. Here, undergraduates have a wealth of opportunities to participate in research, competitive teams, high school outreach and more to enrich their learning experience and prepare them for leadership roles.

Berkeley Engineering at a Glance

Our Students
Women engineering students	22% (50% campus)
International engineering students	22% (13% campus)
Number of project teams and societies engineering students can join to enrich their learning experience	60+
Undergraduate engineers who receive grants, scholarships, loans or other financial aid	63%

Our Faculty
Full-time faculty	218
Endowed chairs and distinguished professorships	76
Members of the National Academy of Engineering	83
Recipients of UC Berkeley's Distinguished Teaching Award	34
Recipients of the Turing Award in Computer Science	3

Our Alumni
Number of Berkeley Engineering alumni living in California (65%), throughout the United States and in nearly 114 countries worldwide	57,969
Types of careers within and outside of engineering our alumni pursue, including astronauts, CEOs, musicians, startup entrepreneurs and more	Too numerous to count!
Berkeley Engineering's alumni network	engineering@cal

Number of Students by Department: Fall 2012

	Undergraduate	Graduate
Bioengineering	409	188
Civil & Environmental Engineering	320	346
Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences	1,229	557
Industrial Engineering & Operations Research	126	93
Materials Science & Engineering	176	99
Mechanical Engineering	643	337
Nuclear Engineering	79	65
Engineering Others*	280	34
Subotal	3,158	1,716
Total students	4,874

*includes Computational Engineering Science, Energy Engineering, Engineering Mathematics and Statistics, Engineering Physics and Environmental Engineering Science.

Berkeley Engineering in the Rankings

UC Berkeley is the world's premier public university, according to the annual rankings by U.S. News & World Report, and Berkeley Engineering maintains top rankings among engineering programs nationally, public or private.
See our rankings here.

American Society for Engineering Education Profile

ASEE publishes the leading data on engineering colleges in the United States including both individual college statistics and national trends.
See our profile here.

Educating Leaders,
Creating Knowledge,
Serving Society

Student and faculty researchers at Berkeley Engineering are working every day to advance our understanding and create technological innovations that improve our world. Over 40 affiliated multidisciplinary research centers in areas from earthquake science to synthetic biology foster research collaboration, advanced student education and partnerships with industry. Here are a few examples:

Berkeley Engineering is dedicated to bringing engineering advancements to the public through industry, government and the engineering profession. As a national leader in engineering education, the college is positioned to make major contributions in this era of opportunity through its ongoing educational and research activities as well as more focused efforts like these:

Coleman Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership
Blum Center for Developing Economies
Numerous outreach organizations work with Berkeley Engineering students and alumni to bring science and engineering education and awareness to schools and locales far and wide. These include Pioneers in Engineering (PIE), a student-run organization that hosts a robotics competition for local high school students to create an affordable, hands-on introduction to engineering, and Techbridge, Chabot Space & Science Center's program to inspire girls to study technology and engineering.