Students

• More than 12,500 students
• 18 bachelor’s, 23 master’s, 14 doctoral degree programs

Faculty and Staff

• 12 members of the National Academy of Engineering
• 1 Millenium Technology Prize
• 2 National Medals of Technology and Innovation
• 2 North Carolina Awards for Science
• 1 US Army Commander’s Award for life-saving military technology
• 1 member of the National Inventors Hall of Fame
• 1 Electronic Design Hall of Fame member
• 4 Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers
• 3 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring
• 33 NSF Career Awards in the last five years
• 1 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Medal of Honor winner
• 12 National Academy of Inventors Fellows

Academic Departments

• Biomedical Engineering
• Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
• Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
• Computer Science
• Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Industrial and Systems Engineering
• Materials Science and Engineering
• Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering

Affiliated Engineering Programs

• Biological and Agricultural Engineering
• Forest Biomaterials
• Textile Engineering
• Site-Based Programs
  • Mechanical or Electrical Engineering Systems, Havelock, NC
  • Mechatronics, Asheville, NC

Alumni

• More than 70,000 total living alumni
• 55.1 percent live in North Carolina
• Top 5 alumni metro areas outside NC:
  • Washington, DC
  • Bay Area, Calif.
  • Atlanta, Ga.
  • Greenville/Spartanburg, S.C.
  • Houston, Texas

Research

• Nearly $290 million in research expenditures in 2024-25
• 14th in total research expenditures among engineering colleges*
• More than 3,000 graduate students
• One of only two schools to lead two National Science Foundation Engineering Research Centers at once
• 32 research centers, institutes and laboratories

Rankings

• 10th in total engineering undergraduate enrollment*
• 28th overall in U.S. News graduate rankings (2026)
• 14th among public institutions in U.S. News graduate rankings (2026)
• 29th in U.S. News ranking of online graduate programs for veterans (2026)
• 29th in U.S. News ranking of online graduate programs (2026)
• 15th in total B.S. degrees awarded*
• 14th in total engineering graduate enrollment*
• 13th in number of bachelor’s degrees awarded to women*
• 19th in total master’s degrees awarded*
• 13th in total Ph.Ds degrees awarded*
• 5th in number of tenure / tenure track faculty members*
• 7th in number of tenure / tenure track women faculty members*

Centennial Campus

• Eight of the College’s nine academic departments are located on the state-of-the-art campus.
• One of the premier research parks in North America, Centennial Campus is home to more than 70 industry, government and nonprofit partners.
• The GOLDEN LEAF Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center (BTEC), part of the College of Engineering, is a global role model for such enterprises and has helped make North Carolina and the Research Triangle area a national biotech leader.

*American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Profiles of Engineering Colleges 2024