Wayne State University

AIM HIGHER

College of Engineering

Established in 1933, the College of Engineering draws strength from the region’s robust engineering culture, providing students and faculty unrivaled connections to industry and the latest research and technology. To the region and state, the college provides leadership in emerging growth areas shaping our future.

College faculty researchers generate approximately $20 million annually in research recognized worldwide, particularly in standout areas such as alternative energy technology, biomedical engineering, and nanotechnology. The College offers a full range of engineering disciplines, while several research areas in which faculty members focus on interdisciplinary teamwork and partnerships with industry are prominent — alternative energy technology, automotive engineering, defense engineering, electric drive vehicle engineering, environmental infrastructures and transportation engineering, materials and biomedical engineering, nanotechnology, and sustainable engineering.

The 2010 fall enrollment in the College of Engineering is 1,904 students. Total enrollment includes 1,220 full-time and 684 part-time students.

Full-time faculty profile
The total number of full-time faculty is 102.

 Enrollment by ethnicity

Degrees/certificates granted 2009-10

Degrees/awards

Minority

White

International

Unknown

Total

Baccalaureate degree

58 102 3 19 182

Master’s degree

102

60

17 11 190

Post master's certificate

1 0 0 1 2

Doctoral degree

17 8 0 0 25

Total

178 170 20 31 399