Rankings

U.S. News & World Report, 2020-21

  • Undergraduate Materials Science & Engineering Programs: #5 
  • Graduate Materials Science & Engineering: #7 

Numbers

Students

  • Undergraduates, 262 (35%F/65%M; 45%GA/51%out-of-state/4%Int)
  • Graduate students, 193 (88%PhD, 12%MS; 39%F/61%M; 62%US/38%Int)
  • 43 professional society fellowships

Faculty & Staff

  • Headcount, 41 (8 Joint, 33.8 FTE, 78%M/22%F)
  • Courtesy/Adjunct faculty, 32
  • Lecturers, 2
  • Academic Professionals, 27
  • Staff members, 26
  • 100+ research scientists

Faculty Statistics

  • 15 faculty members hold Endowed Chairs or Regents’ Professorship
  • 1 faculty member of U.S. National Academy of Engineering and Chinese National Academy of Engineering
  • 17 faculty recipients of NSF/ONR/DoE Career / Young Investigator Awards
  • 21 faculty Fellows of Professional Societies with several of multiple (41 total fellowships)
  • 20 CAREER and YOUNG Investigator Awardees
  • 4 Highly Cited Researchers
  • 3 members of the National Academy of Engineering
  • 3 members of the National Academy of Inventors