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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 Primary Faculty (includes Teaching Faculty)
    31 Full Professors
    17 Associate Professors
    7 Assistant Professors
    2 Lecturers
  • 28 Adjunct Faculty
  • 16 Emeritus Faculty
  • 10 Part-Time Faculty
  • 7 Research Faculty
  • 2 Associated Faculty
  • 11 Visiting Faculty
  • 55 Staff
  • Post-Docs

Facilities

  • 10 Research Centers
  • 42 Teaching and Research Laboratories

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

Faculty Honors

  • 18 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Fellows
  • 9 National Science Foundation CAREER Award Recipients
  • Commander's Award for Public Service Recipient
  • NSF Presidential Early CAREER Award for Scientist and Engineers (PECASE) Recipient
  • Changjiang Scholar
  • National Academy of Engineering Member
  • Young Achievement Award Recipient
  • 5 Distinguished Professors
  • 4 Named Professors
  • Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award Recipient
  • University and College of Engineering Outstanding Advisor Award Recipient
  • NCSU Bell Tower Lighting in honor of faculty member receiving 100th US Patent

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

Degree Statistics

Degrees Conferred in the Department in 2010-2011

Degree
Bachelor
Master
Doctorate
Total
14CNEMS
0
10
0
10
14CPEBS
90
0
0
90
14CPEMS
0
56
0
56
14CPEPHD
0
0
8
8
14EEBS
153
0
0
153
14EEMS
0
58
0
58
14EEPHD
0
0
22
22
Total
243
124
30
397

Degrees Conferred in the Department by Ethnicity and Gender in 2010-2011

Degree Internat Unknown Hispanic Nat Amer Asian Afr Amer NatHPacl White Multi TOTAL
  F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M Total
B 1 10 1 7 0 6 0 0 3 36 3 19 0 0 11 146 0 0
19
224
243 
M 25 63 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 1 2 0 0 0 25 0 1
28
96
124 
DR 4 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
4
26
30 
Total 30 92 1 7 1 6 0 0 4 42 4 21 0 0 11 177 0 1
51
346
397 


Enrollment Statistics

Department Totals by Full-Time/Part-Time and Classification in Fall 2011

Time Total FR SO JR SR GR MR DR
Full-Time
1,258
164
152
230
270
0
301
141
Part-Time
289
4
7
23
83
7
90
75
Total
1,547
168
159
253
353
7
391
216

College and Department Totals by Degree Level, and Race in Fall 2011

Department / Level Total Internationl Unknown Hispanic Native Amer Asian Amer Black Afr Am White Two or More
Undergraduate
933
31
33
37
2
85
97
626
22
Graduate
614
418
2
10
1
27
17
137
2
Total
1,547
449
35
47
3
112
114
763
24

Department Totals by Degree Level, and Gender in Fall 2011

Department / Level Total Female Male
Undergraduate
933
95
838
Graduate
614
96
518
Total
1,547
191
1,356

Department Totals by Status and Double Major in Fall 2011

0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
2
Level/
Classification		 Total Primary Second
Total New Trans Continue Reenter Total New Trans Continue Reenter Total Trans Continue Reenter
Undergrad FR
168
136
1
29
2
168
136
1
29
2
0
0
0
SO
168
0
17
145
6
159
0
17
136
6
9
0
9
JR
303
0
34
262
7
253
0
33
214
6
50
1
48
SR
467
0
8
440
19
353
0
8
327
18
114
0
113
Total
1,106
136
60
876
34
933
136
59
706
32
173
1
170
Graduate GR
7
0
0
7
0
7
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
MR
391
189
0
202
0
391
189
0
202
0
0
0
0
DR
216
38
0
178
0
216
38
0
178
0
0
0
0
Total
614
227
0
387
0
614
227
0
387
0
0
0
0
Total
1,720
363
60
1,263
34
1,547
363
59
1,093
32
173
1
170

On-Campus Only by Full-Time/Part-Time and Classification in Fall 2011

Time Total FR SO JR SR GR MR DR
Full-Time
1,257
164
152
230
270
0
300
141
Part-Time
181
2
3
8
53
2
47
66
Total
1,438
166
155
238
323
2
347
207