The Swanson School of Engineering's 100 faculty members serve nearly
2,500 students in six departments.
The
school attracts some of the brightest students in the country.
- Typical freshmen are in the top 10 percent of their high school
senior class.
- Nearly 5 percent of each class of freshman students at Pitt
are in the top 1 percent of college-bound students.
The Swanson School of Engineering's strengths are found within
six major departments:
- Bioengineering (BS, MS, PhD)
- Chemical and Petroleum Engineering (BS, MS, PhD)
- Civil and Environmental Engineering (BS, MS, PhD)
- Electrical Engineering (BS, MS, PhD)
- Industrial Engineering (BS, MS, PhD)
- Mechanical Engineering +
Materials Science (BS, MS, PhD)
There are also six interdisciplinary areas:
- Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering (BS)
- Bioengineering (Joint MD and PhD)
- Computer Engineering (BS)
- Engineering Physics (BS)
- Manufacturing Systems Engineering (MS)
- Petroleum Engineering (MS)
|
| Undergraduate |
Graduate |
Total |
Department/
Program |
FT |
PT |
Total |
FT |
PT |
Total |
FT |
PT |
Total |
| Bioeng |
132 |
2 |
134 |
121 |
19 |
140 |
253 |
21 |
274 |
| ChE & PetE |
129 |
1 |
130 |
46 |
6 |
52 |
175 |
7 |
182 |
| CEE |
258 |
5 |
263 |
41 |
30 |
71 |
299 |
35 |
334 |
| COE |
149 |
11 |
160 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
149 |
11 |
160 |
| EE |
211 |
15 |
226 |
73 |
22 |
95 |
284 |
37 |
321 |
| IE |
153 |
4 |
157 |
44 |
30 |
74 |
197 |
34 |
231 |
| ME |
323 |
7 |
330 |
46 |
31 |
77 |
369 |
38 |
407 |
| MSE |
38 |
0 |
38 |
17 |
3 |
20 |
55 |
3 |
58 |
| EnRes |
--- |
--- |
--- |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| MSEP |
--- |
--- |
--- |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| EngrPh |
21 |
0 |
21 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
21 |
0 |
21 |
| Special |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
15 |
15 |
2 |
17 |
19 |
| Fresh. |
470 |
2 |
472 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
470 |
2 |
472 |
| TOTAL |
1886 |
49 |
1935 |
388 |
156 |
544 |
2274 |
205 |
2479 |
FT = full time
PT = part time
(Fall 2005 data)
Cooperative Education Program
- 200 participating companies
- Over 60 percent student participation
- Nearly 100 percent graduate job placement over the past three
years.
Diversity
- Engineering undergraduate women enrollment has increased over
the last six years to 25 percent, exceeding the national average
- In 2001, the Swanson School of Engineering ranked #1 in the state of
Pennsylvania for the number of African American graduates, according
to the Engineering Workforce Commission.
Research
- Research funding has doubled in five years to $20 million annually
within the school and $15 million interdisciplinary funding, for
a total of $35 million.
- Faculty members hold more than 200 research contracts.
External Support
With
generous support from individuals, corporations, and foundations,
the school realized $10,941,363 in total support for the 2006 fiscal
year. This figure includes a cash total for the year of $10,134,045.
This is the second consecutive year, and third out of the past four,
in which donors have given more than $10 million in cash gifts to the Swanson School of Engineering.
The Swanson School of Engineering is in the midst of a fundraising campaign
to raise $100 million for the school as part of the University of
Pittsburgh “Discover a World of Possibilities” capital campaign
aimed at raising $1 billion.
Alumni
| Total Living Engineering Alumni (07/03/2006) |
| Bioengineering |
315 |
Chemical and
Petroleum Engineering |
3,732 |
Civil and
Environmental Engineering |
4,059 |
Computer Engineering |
407 |
| Electrical Engineering |
5,954 |
Industrial Engineering |
2,900 |
Materials Science
and Engineering |
1,486 |
Mechanical Engineering |
5,497 |
Other
Majors/Specializations |
1,197 |
|
|
| Total |
|
|
25,547 |
