Dwight Look College of Engineering
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| Dwight Look College of Engineering | |
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| People | |
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| Dean | Dr. G. Kemble Bennett |
| Students | 9,463[1] |
| • Undergrads | 7,257 |
| • Masters | 1,269 |
| • PhD | 937 |
| Faculty | 303[2] |
| Website | |
| http://engineering.tamu.edu/ | |
The Dwight Look College of Engineering is the engineering school of Texas A&M University in College Station and is home to nearly 9,500 engineering majors in 12 departments. It is recognized among the top public engineering colleges for its undergraduate and graduate programs.
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[edit] Academics
[edit] Degrees offered
- Aerospace Engineering - BS, MS, ME, PhD
- Agricultural Engineering - BS
- Biological and Agricultural Engineering - MS, ME, PhD
- Biological Systems Engineering - BS
- Biomedical Engineering - BS, MS, ME, PhD
- Chemical Engineering - BS, MS, ME, PhD
- Civil Engineering - BS, MS, ME, PhD
- Computer Engineering - BS, MS, ME, PhD
- Computer Science - BS, MS, MCS, PhD
- Electrical Engineering - BS, MS, ME, PhD
- Engineering - ME, DE
- Engineering Systems Management - MS
- Engineering Technology - BS
- Health Physics - MS
- Industrial Distribution - BS, MID
- Industrial Engineering - BS, MS, ME, PhD
- Interdisciplinary Engineering - PhD
- Materials Science & Engineering - MS, ME, PhD
- Mechanical Engineering - BS, MS, ME, PhD
- Nuclear Engineering - BS, MS, ME, PhD
- Ocean Engineering - BS, MS, ME, PhD
- Petroleum Engineering - BS, MS, ME, PhD
- Radiological Health Engineering - BS
- Safety Engineering - MS
[edit] Rankings
- U.S. News & World Report ranks the Texas A&M University Dwight Look College of Engineering graduate program tied for 14th and the undergraduate program 14th among U.S. universities. Among public institutions, the undergraduate program and graduate program are ranked 9th and 8th, respectively.[3]
- Individual engineering programs as ranked among public institutions by U.S. News and World Report:[4]
- Aerospace: 6th Graduate, 7th Undergraduate.
- Biological & Agricultural: 1st graduate, 2nd undergraduate.
- Biomedical: 16th Graduate.
- Chemical: 16th Graduate, 13th Undergraduate.
- Computer Engineering: 12th Graduate, 11th Undergraduate.
- Computer Science: 30th Graduate.
- Civil Engineering: 8th Graduate, 7th Undergraduate.
- Electrical: 15th Graduate, 13th Undergraduate.
- Industrial & Systems Engineering: 6th Graduate, 6th Undergraduate.
- Mechanical: 13th Graduate, 10th Undergraduate.
- Nuclear: 3rd Graduate, 2nd Undergraduate.
- Petroleum: 2nd Graduate, 1st Undergraduate.
- According to a Fall 2005 survey by the Engineering Workforce Commission, the college is 7th in the nation in terms of the number of engineering degrees granted, 8th for the number of Hispanics and 6th for the number of women granted degrees. The college is 12th nationally for the number of doctoral degrees granted.[3] A Fall 2004 survey showed the college 4th nationally for women enrollment and 7th for Hispanic enrollment.
- The college was ranked first in the nation in the latest Hispanic Outlook survey of America's schools.[5]
[edit] Research
In 2005, the college had $179 million in engineering research expenditures, making it the 5th college nationally[3] in terms of amount of research expenditures.
[edit] References
- ^ Texas A&M University Fall 2006 Enrollment (PDF). Texas A&M University Office of Institutional Studies and Planning. Retrieved on 2007-02-24.
- ^ Faculty Salary Study (PDF). Texas A&M University Office of Institutional Studies and Planning. Retrieved on 2007-02-24.
- ^ a b c Dwight Look College of Engineering Facts. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 2007-02-24.
- ^ Dwight Look College of Engineering Department Facts. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 2007-02-24.
- ^ THE LOOK COLLEGE (HTML). Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 2007-02-24.
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