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ECE Departmental Statistics

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering maintains extensive statistics about all of our programs. These statistics provide comprehensive data analysis in various categories, giving a numerical breakdown and helping to show an overview of our student body. Below, you will find statistics on a variety of things focusing on both degrees and enrollment. Statistics are presented in easy to read table formats which are broken down in different ways including degree level, gender, race, and credit hours taken. Separate tables are included as well for faculty and staff breakdowns, information on faculty honors, program rankings, average earnings of department graduates, data on incoming freshmen and a breakdown of our facilities.

At a Glance

Faculty and Staff

  • 57 Tenure Track Faculty
  • 27 Full Professors
  • 10 Associate Professors
  • 30 Adjunct Professors
  • 41 Assistant Professors
  • 28 Staff

Faculty Honors

  • 16 National Science Foundation CAREER Award Recipients
  • NSF Presidential Early CAREER Award Winner for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)
  • National Academy of Engineering member
  • 22 IEEE Fellows
  • Young Achievement Award Recipient
  • 5 Distinguished Professors
  • 3 Named Professors
  • ALCOA Professor
  • Whitaker Foundation Biomedical Engineering Grant (Young Investigator Award) Recipient
  • Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award Recipient
  • University and College of Engineering Outstanding Advisor Award Recipient

Rankings

  • 1st Bachelor's, Master's and PhD degrees awarded in the College of Engineering
  • 3rd in research awards within the College of Engineering
  • 28th Computer Engineering Department in US News & World Report
  • 32nd Electrical Engineering Department in US News & World Report

Graduate Earnings

  • NC State Graduate Salary Information - BS ECE: $58,614
  • National Average (NACE) - BS EE: $56,944
  • National Average (NACE) - BS CPE: $59,967
  • NC State Graduate Salary Information - MS ECE: $71,611
  • National Average (NACE) - MS EE: $70,748
  • National Average (NACE) - MS CPE: $75,500

Incoming Freshmen Students

  • Average SAT Range (CoE): 1170-1350
  • Average ACT Range (CoE): mid-to-high 20s
  • Average GPA Range - Weighted (CoE): 3.9-4.4

Facilities

  • 11 Research Centers
  • 44 Teaching and Research Laboratories

Degree Statistics

Degrees Conferred in the Department in 2008-2009

Degree
Bachelor
Master
Doctorate
Total
CNE Computer Networking - Electrical Eng
0
19
0
19
CPE Computer Engineering
96
62
9
167
EE Electrical Engineering
142
65
21
228
EEZ Electrical Engineering-Distance Trac
0
1
0
1
ORE Operations Research - Elec & Comp En
0
0
1
1
Total
238
147
31
416

Degrees Conferred in the Department by Ethnicity and Gender in 2008-2009

Degree White Afr Amer Nat Amer Asian Hispanic Other Internat TOTAL
  F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M Total
Bachelor 2 165 5 21 0 1 4 24 0 10 0 2 0 4
11
227
238 
Master 1 21 0 3 0 1 0 5 0 1 1 1 26 87
28
119
147 
Doctorate 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 21
4
27
31 
Total 3 189 5 25 0 2 4 30 0 11 1 4 30 112
43
373
416 


Enrollment Statistics

Department Totals with Second Majors by Full-Time/Part-Time and Classification in Spring 2009

Time Total FR SO JR SR MR DR
Full-Time
1,222
142
197
192
318
229
144
Part-Time
282
4
14
29
108
70
57
Total
1,504
146
211
221
426
299
201

Department Totals with Second Majors by Degree Level, and Race in Spring 2009

Department / Level Total White Afr Amer Nat Am Asian Hispanic Not Rept Int'l
Undergraduate
1,004
712
115
4
94
27
27
25
Graduate
500
104
13
2
20
8
1
352
Total
1,504
816
128
6
114
35
28
377

Department Totals with Second Majors by Degree Level, and Gender in Spring 2009

Department / Level Total Female Male
Undergraduate
1,004
76
928
Graduate
500
71
429
Total
1,504
147
1,357

Department Totals by Curriculum and Classification in Spring 2009

Curriculum Total FR SO JR SR MR DR
CNE Computer Networking - Electrical Eng
35
0
0
0
0
35
0
CPE Computer Engineering
469
2
69
84
177
90
47
CPU Computer Engineering Unmatriculated
153
93
51
7
2
0
0
CPZ Computer Engineering-Distance Track
3
0
0
0
0
3
0
EE Electrical Engineering
740
3
60
126
241
157
153
EEU Electrical Engineering Unmatriculate
89
48
31
4
6
0
0
EEZ Electrical Engineering-Distance Trac
14
0
0
0
0
14
0
ORE Operations Research - Elec & Comp En
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Dept Total
1,504
146
211
221
426
299
201

Department Totals by Status and Double Major in Spring 2009

Level/
Classification		 Total Primary Second
Total New Trans Continue Reenter Total New Trans Continue Reenter Total Continue Reenter
Undergrad FR
146
3
2
138
3
145
3
2
137
3
1
1
0
SO
211
0
4
205
2
201
0
4
195
2
10
10
0
JR
221
0
2
216
3
193
0
2
188
3
28
28
0
SR
426
0
0
411
15
317
0
0
305
12
109
106
3
Total
1,004
3
8
970
23
856
3
8
825
20
148
145
3
Graduate MR
299
31
0
266
2
299
31
0
266
2
0
0
0
DR
201
10
0
191
0
201
10
0
191
0
0
0
0
Total
500
41
0
457
2
500
41
0
457
2
0
0
0
Total
1,504
44
8
1,427
25
1,356
44
8
1,282
22
148
145
3

On-Campus Only by Full-Time/Part-Time and Classification in Spring 2009

Time Total FR SO JR SR UN MR DR
Full-Time
1,097
141
188
166
229
2
227
144
Part-Time
235
4
12
26
85
0
52
56
Total
1,332
145
200
192
314
2
279
200