About the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering

The Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University is the largest and most comprehensive engineering program in the United States.

Our students represent 156 countries, all 50 states, Washington, D.C., Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University

The Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering offers 27 undergraduate programs and more than 50 graduate programs in its eight schools:

In addition, ‘The Global School’ refers to the Fulton Schools’ collective efforts in engaging in a globally-connected network of higher education initiatives and collaborations with government entities to broaden access to engineering education and build partnerships important to improving our communities and all whom we serve.

Ira Fulton stands with a group of 10 or so incoming freshman students at E2 Camp

Meet Ira A. Fulton

In 2003, Ira A. Fulton, founder and CEO of Fulton Homes, initiated an endowment of $50 million, establishing the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering. Ira Fulton’s generous endowment has expanded and improved every aspect of our mission and has driven our success. Learn more about the Fulton Schools history, and meet Ira A. Fulton, our namesake, benefactor and friend.

Meet Ira A. Fulton

In 2003, Ira A. Fulton, founder and CEO of Fulton Homes, initiated an endowment of $50 million, establishing the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering. Ira Fulton’s generous endowment has expanded and improved every aspect of our mission and has driven our success. Learn more about the Fulton Schools history, and meet Ira A. Fulton, our namesake, benefactor and friend.

Ira Fulton stands with a group of 10 or so incoming freshman students at E2 Camp
Fulton Schools Values: Bold thinking, Excellence, Inclusion, Collaboration, Innovation

Fulton Schools of Engineering core values

The Fulton Schools of Engineering has outlined five core values that define what its faculty, staff and students do and strive to achieve.

Read about our core values
Fulton Schools Values: Bold thinking, Excellence, Inclusion, Collaboration, Innovation

Quick facts

Million dollars in research expenditures FY 2022

Patents in the last 3 years

Startups in the last three years

NSF CAREER Awardees in the last 3 years

Fall 2023 enrollment

Degrees granted 2022-2023

New first-year students, Fall 2023

%

of Barrett, the Honors College students are Fulton Schools students

More facts:

Enrollment and degrees granted
Rankings

The Fulton Difference

The Fulton Difference is a values-driven focus on student success through academic program excellence and extra-curricular engagement.

Ira A. Fulton (center) is surrounded by first-year ASU Engineering students at their summer camp, E2.

Our students are engineers from day one​

We cultivate excellence.
We encourage bold thinking.

We engage students in design/build within and outside of the classroom ​

  • E2 Camp
  • eSpaces
  • student orgs
  • entrepreneurial mindset
  • service-based learning and design
  • Grand Challenges Scholars Program
  • Undergraduate research, projects and capstones​
A student speaks to an onlooker about their ASU Engineering senior capstone research project.

We build community.

We foster a community of learning and collaboration.

We work with students to develop a growth mindset and reinforce values​

  • Student ambassadors
  • Peer mentors
  • Student organizations
  • Comprehensive advising
  • Inclusive excellence
  • Undergraduate teaching assistants
  • Community outreach
  • Global opportunities
A young woman sits in a modern arm chair in a large workspace, working on her laptop which is on her lap.

We meet learners
where they are​

We build a foundation for all to be successful.

We support student success and equitable outcomes​ in our Fulton Schools programs and facilities.

  • Residence halls
  • Tutoring
  • Career coaching
  • Student organizations
  • Barrett, The Honors College

Dedicated, world-class faculty

The Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering faculty members are world-class engineers, teachers, scientists, inventors, and entrepreneurs.

See our faculty in action and learn more about their awards and accomplishments.

Portrait of Wenlong Zhang in his lab
Dan Bliss and the three other members of the Making Waves team stand with their proof-of-concept threat emitter, DUMTE
Yulia Peet stands pointing to a graph of data on a screen
Christian Hoover stands on campus with members of his lab
Portrait of Michael Kozicki, awarded the 2020 Palais Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award at ASU
Barbara Smith works in her lab with a colleague
Yongming Liu looks closely at a robot on rotating, tank-like tread that he is preparing to send down a pipeline
Portrait of Brent Nannenga in his lab
portrait of Otakuye Conroy-Ben in her lab
portrait of Pavan Turaga
Zak Holman stands in his lab, smiling
Emily Hagood and Audrey Schlichting present their theoretical photosynthetic paint project at the Futuristic Solutions for the Grand Challenges poster presentation
Portrait of Sefaattin Tongay in his lab
Rao Kambhampati poses for the camera in his lab next to a robot that has just stacked some alphabet blocks
Aviral Shrivastava stands outside in downtown Tempe Arizona holding his small autonomous vehicle
Samira Kiani stands, arms crossed, in her lab, smiling
Kaushal Rege works with lab members and is shown holding up a translucent object with a pair of tweezers, part of his work on repairing wounds with gold silk and lasers
Portrait of Wenlong Zhang in his lab
Dan Bliss and the three other members of the Making Waves team stand with their proof-of-concept threat emitter, DUMTE
Yulia Peet stands pointing to a graph of data on a screen
Christian Hoover stands on campus with members of his lab
Portrait of Michael Kozicki, awarded the 2020 Palais Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award at ASU
Barbara Smith works in her lab with a colleague
Yongming Liu looks closely at a robot on rotating, tank-like tread that he is preparing to send down a pipeline
Portrait of Brent Nannenga in his lab
portrait of Otakuye Conroy-Ben in her lab
portrait of Pavan Turaga
Zak Holman stands in his lab, smiling
Emily Hagood and Audrey Schlichting present their theoretical photosynthetic paint project at the Futuristic Solutions for the Grand Challenges poster presentation
Portrait of Sefaattin Tongay in his lab
Rao Kambhampati poses for the camera in his lab next to a robot that has just stacked some alphabet blocks
Aviral Shrivastava stands outside in downtown Tempe Arizona holding his small autonomous vehicle
Samira Kiani stands, arms crossed, in her lab, smiling
Kaushal Rege works with lab members and is shown holding up a translucent object with a pair of tweezers, part of his work on repairing wounds with gold silk and lasers

Use-inspired research and entrepreneurial engagement

Artist's impression of a mechanical tree farm - a forest of gigantic columns with people working below

The leader in ASU Patents

In 2022 the National Academy of Inventors ranked ASU #8 in the Top 100 U.S. Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents. Of the 160 ASU patents recorded in the study, 106 were granted to Fulton Schools researchers. Based on this number, the Fulton Schools alone would rank #16 among the worldwide universities in the study, if evaluated as an independent university.

We are leading critical national initiatives

 

  • EPIXC, a DOE Clean Energy Manufacturing Innovation Institute, a $70M public-private partnership
  • SWAP Hub, a $39.8M microelectronics regional innovation hub, funded through the CHIPS and Science Act
  • CBBG NSF Engineering Research Center with partners Georgia Tech, New Mexico State and UC Davis
  • Partner on NEWT NSF Engineering Research Center with Rice University, Yale and UTEP
  • Seven NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Programs:
    • BRAIN Center
    • Center for Embedded Systems
    • Connection One
    • Center for Efficient Vehicles and Sustainable Traffic Systems
    • PSERC
    • SenSIP
    • WET
Learn more about our research and innovation
Artist's impression of a mechanical tree farm - a forest of gigantic columns with people working below
Assistant Professor Yujin Park checks the week-old butterhead lettuce plants set up in an indoor vertical farming system
An environmental engineering student is working in a research lab
Zak Holman stands with his researchers in his lab
Assistant Professor Yujin Park checks the week-old butterhead lettuce plants set up in an indoor vertical farming system

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