Washington University School of Engineering and Applied Science

Washington University School of Engineering & Applied Science
Type Private
Established 1854
Endowment $200 Million
Dean Aaron Bobick
Academic staff
 96.5 (tenured/tenure-track)
Undergraduates 1,361
Postgraduates 1,291
Location St. Louis, Missouri, USA
38°38′56″N 90°18′08″W / 38.64899°N 90.30230°W / 38.64899; -90.30230Coordinates: 38°38′56″N 90°18′08″W / 38.64899°N 90.30230°W / 38.64899; -90.30230
Campus Suburban
Website engineering.wustl.edu

The School of Engineering & Applied Science is a part of Washington University in St. Louis. Founded in 1854, the engineering school is a research institution occupying seven buildings on Washington University’s Danforth Campus. Research emphasis is placed on cross-disciplinary technologies in the areas of alternative energy, environmental engineering & sustainable technology, biotechnology, information technology, and nanotechnology/materials science.

Reputation

The Princeton Review ranks Washington University's Graduate Engineering Program 13th in the nation.

The US News and World Report ranks Washington University's Undergraduate program 13th in the nation and the Graduate Engineering Program 48th in the nation.[1]

Departments

Undergraduate programs

Majors

Minors

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Bioinformatics
  • Computer Science
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Energy Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechatronics
  • Nanoscale Science & Engineering
  • Robotics
  • Systems Science & Engineering

Graduate programs

Program NamePhDDScMSMEngOther
Biomedical Engineering✓✓✓
Computational & Data Sciences (interdisciplinary) ✓
Computer Science & Engineering✓
Computer Science✓✓
Computer Engineering✓✓
Data Analytics & Statistics ✓
Electrical Engineering✓✓✓
Imaging Science ✓
Systems Science & Mathematics✓✓✓
Master of Control Engineering✓
Master of Engineering in Robotics✓
Graduate Certificate in Imaging Science & Engineering✓
Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering✓✓✓
Mechanical Engineering✓✓✓✓
Aerospace Engineering✓✓✓
Materials Science✓✓

Professional education programs

  • Master of Construction Management (part-time only)
  • Master of Cybersecurity Management (part-time only)
  • Master of Engineering Management
  • Master of Health Care Operational Excellence (part-time only)
  • Master of Information Systems Management
  • Master of Project Management (part-time only)
  • Graduate Certificate in Construction Management
  • Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity
  • Graduate Certificate in Information Systems Management
  • Graduate Certificate in Project Management

References

  1. ↑ US News and World Report: Graduate Schools: Engineering 2009
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