Fact Sheet
Located on the Tempe campus of Arizona State University, the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering deliver innovative education and leading research designed to produce a creative, highly educated workforce and advancements in technical knowledge that improve the global quality of life.
Facts at a Glance
- Degree Programs Offered
11 Baccalaureate Degree Programs
14 Master’s Degree Programs
11 Doctoral Degree Programs
- Enrollment
4,253 Undergraduate
1,248 Master’s
812 Doctoral
- Research Expenditures
Fiscal Year 2009
$66 million
- Faculty- More than 200
Alumni- More than 30,000
- Entrance Exam Scores
(Fall 2008)
SAT - Average
Verbal - 571
Quantitative - 627
GRE - Quantitative
Master’s - 740
Doctoral - 758
The school’s leadership and transdisciplinary, entrepreneurial environment provides more than 6,000 students the knowledge and skills they need for success in technically oriented careers. Our internationally recognized faculty members engage in use-inspired research in collaboration with, and for the benefit of, individuals, organizations and society.
In 2003, Ira A. Fulton, founder and CEO of Arizona-based Fulton Homes, established an endowment of $50 million in support of ASU’s College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. The college was re-named in his honor. The gift has enabled the school of engineering to provide funding for scholarships, fellowships, research programs and investments in faculty, all integral to the school’s goal to move from its position as a highly ranked U.S. program into the ranks of world-class institutions.
Rankings
The Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering are ranked in the top 10 percent of all accredited engineering programs in the nation, with ten academic programs ranked in the top 35.*
Undergraduate program: 40th [24th among public U.S. universities]
Graduate program: 45th [25th among public U.S. universities]
Aerospace Engineering: 24th
Bioengineering: 30th
Chemical Engineering: 43rd
Civil Engineering: 36th
Computer Science and Engineering: 33rd
Electrical Enegineering: 32nd
Environmental Engineering: 21st
Industrial Eingineering: 16th
Materials Science and Engineering: 34th
Mechanical Engineering: 40th
*U.S. News & World Report
Faculty Honors
Regents' Professors
Constantine Balanis
David Ferry
Gerald Heydt
Subhash Mahajan
James Mayer
Douglas Montgomery
Bruce Rittman
Dieter Schroder
National Academy of Engineering
Ronald Adrian
Richard Farmer
Gerald Heydt
Subhash Mahajan
James Mayer
Bruce Rittman
John Rowell
Della Roy
Rustum Roy
Vijay Vittal
National Academy of Construction
42 National Science Foundation CAREER Awardees (1995-2009)
Institute of Medicine (National Academy of Sciences) Members
Robert Greenes
Edward Shortliffe