Engineering at the U of A

Recognized
The University of Alberta’s Faculty of Engineering ranks in size among the top 5% of more than 400 engineering schools in North America, with 4,000 undergraduate and 1,500 graduate students. The Faculty is internationally recognized. Engineering and information technology at the U of A are ranked 46^th in the world, according to the 2009 Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings.

Choices
We offer 21 engineering programs as well as Canada’s second-largest Engineering Co-op Program, with more than 1,400 paid student placements per year. All of our degree programs are fully accredited by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board.

Financial Assistance
Engineering students have access to more than $1.5 million per year in scholarships for new and continuing studies.

New Facilities and Professors
In recent years our Faculty has added nearly one million square feet of outstanding new teaching, research, and study space, and since 2000 we have hired 130 new professors—85 of them since 2005. We are continuing to hire additional professors and recruit outstanding undergraduate and graduate students.

Our Mission
Our Faculty’s mission is to:

• Produce engineering graduates of choice for employers and postgraduate schools and to produce graduates who can carry out forefront engineering design and research
• Produce nationally and internationally recognized engineering research
• Provide high-quality service to the engineering profession and the external community