Facts & Figures

Aerial image of the engineering mall on Purdue's campus. The engineering fountain is centered in the photo with lush spring foliage. Hovde Hall can be seen in the background.

Striving to be the first, best, and only in everything we do.

Faculty

  • 126 faculty, and still growing
  • 39 IEEE Fellows
  • 11 Optica Fellows
  • 7 National Academy of Engineering Members
  • 4 SPIE Fellows

Research and Innovation

  • $54+ million in annual research awards
  • 8 National Academy of Inventors Members
  • 2 SRC DARPA Centers: CoCoSys, CogniSense
  • 37 patents awarded to ECE faculty in FY23
  • 3 Elmore Emerging Frontiers Research Centers
  • 2 NSF ERC Centers: IoT4AG, Aspire

Undergraduate Students 

  • 2049 total enrolled (Fall 2023)
    • 1299 Computer Engineering
    • 750 Electrical Engineering

Graduate Students

  • 1418 total enrolled (Fall 2023)
    • 127 on-campus, thesis-based MS
    • 97 Protect Track MS
    • 545 PhD
    • 493 Online MS