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.
The Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering offers 25 undergraduate programs and 48 graduate programs in its seven schools:
- School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering
- School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence
- School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
- School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
- School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks
- School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
- The Polytechnic School
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.
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.
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.
Quick facts
Million dollars in research expenditures FY 2022
Patents in the last three years
Startups in the last three years
NSF CAREER Awardees in the last 3 years
Fall 2022 enrollment
Degrees granted 2021-2022
New first-year students, Fall 2022
%
of Barrett, the Honors College students are Fulton Schools students
More facts:
The Fulton Difference
We create engineers and inspire innovation.
The Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering are agile, dynamic and dedicated to continuous innovation, student success, faculty excellence, and cultivation of an environment that is diverse, equitable and inclusive.
We offer the Fulton Difference, encapsulated by these principles:
We focus on student success in the classroom and beyond.
We accelerate use-inspired research and entrepreneurial engagement.
Our faculty are dedicated to transformational research and engineering education.
We engage our stakeholders in industry and the community.
We make global impacts.
We make global impacts.
Student Success
We foster student success from day one. Beginning with E2 Camp and wrapping up with career services and convocation, we support our students every step of the way!
E2 Camp
E2 is a camp for incoming students. E2 activities introduce students to faculty and staff and are designed to promote ASU and Fulton Schools culture while having a good time!
Tooker House
Tooker House, our “dorm built for engineers,” has on-site digital classrooms and state-of-the-art maker spaces with 3D printers, laser cutters and other tools available for students.
Research Opportunities
Participate in one of our student research programs: Fulton Undergraduate Research Initiative (FURI), the Master’s Opportunity for Research in Engineering (MORE) or Summer Research Internships, to name a few!
Access and Inclusion
Fostering a culture of diversity enables our students to imagine a better world, where everyone can contribute to the most pressing engineering challenges of our time.
The Fulton Difference means our students experience
- Degree programs that combine a strong core foundation with hands-on experience
- Personalized advising
- in-person and online tutoring
- opportunities to meet potential employers at our career events
- hands-on research
- entrepreneurship opportunities
- more than 60 student organizations
- World-class faculty and
- A reputation for becoming graduates who are aggressively recruited by top companies or superior candidates for graduate studies.
And, we help introduce engineering and STEM to the next generation, too. The Fulton Schools provides community outreach activities that have engaged over 17,000 K-12 students.
Dedicated, world-class faculty
The Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering faculty members are world-class engineers, teachers, scientists, inventors, and entrepreneurs.
- Many of our 390 tenured/tenure-track faculty members have been honored with the highest awards in their fields.
- We rank #11 for the number of women in tenured/tenure-track positions.
- Our faculty lead several federally-funded Research Centers.
- More than 16,000 K-12 students per year are taught by our faculty in our outreach programs
- Our faculty sponsor Fulton Student Organizations, Fulton Undergraduate Research (FURI), Grand Challenges Scholars Program, and more.
See our faculty in action and learn more about their awards and accomplishments.
Use-inspired research and entrepreneurial engagement
The leader in ASU Patents
A recent study by the National Academy of Inventors placed ASU #12 in global patent rankings. Of the 137 ASU patents recorded in the study, 85 were granted to Fulton Schools researchers. Based on this number, the Fulton Schools would rank #27 among the worldwide universities in the study, if evaluated as an independent university.”
We are leading critical national initiatives
- QESST NSF-DOE Engineering Research Center with partners MIT, Caltech, Georgia Tech and others
- CBBG NSF Engineering Research Center with partners Georgia Tech, New Mexico State and UC Davis
- Partner on two NSF Engineering Research Centers: NEWT with Rice University, Yale and UTEP and FREEDM Systems with NC State University, Florida State University, Florida A&M University and Missouri S&T
- Seven NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Programs: Building Reliable Advances and Innovation in Neurotechnology Center, PSERC, Connection One, Efficient Vehicles and Sustainable Traffic Systems, SenSIP, WET and Center for Embedded Systems
- $18 million from USAID to establish the U.S.-Pakistan Centers for Advanced Studies in Energy (USPCAS-E)
- HEEAP, Higher Engineering Education Alliance Program $20M cash and more than $50M in-kind donations by academic, government and industry partners
- More than 30 young investigator awards from NSF CAREER, AFOSR YIP, DARPA YFA, NASA and NIH Directors/Development over the past three years
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