Civil Engineering

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F The UW-Madison American Society of Civil Engineers Steel Bridge Team has competed for nearly 2 decades and placed highly at many competitions.

F The UW-Madison Society of Civil Engineers Concrete Canoe Team has had 16 national competition appearances and five national championships.

F The Engineers Without Borders student team has completed humanitarian projects worldwide.

F Each year, approximately 115 students work at a co-op or internship.

F One-third of students hold local or national scholarships or fellowships.

DEGREES CONFERRED (APPROX. / YEAR)

Undergraduate Ranking

17Graduate Rankings

Environmental Engineering

21DEGREES OFFERED

MORE THAN 7000 LIVING ALUMNI

Civil Engineering (BS)Civil and Environmental Engineering (MS, PhD)

Geological and Geotechnical Engineering (BS, MS, PhD)

One Year Course-Only Master’s Degree Programs:Construction Engineering and Management (MS)

Environmental Science and Engineering (MS)Geological and Geotechnical Engineering (MS)

Structural Engineering (MS)Transportation Engineering (MS)

Water Resources Engineering (MS)

Online Master of Engineering in Environmental Engineering (ME)

JOB PLACEMENT

On average, 95% of undergrads are placed in a job within a year of graduation (73%)

or are pursuing graduate education (22%). The remaining 5% are pursuing other

opportunities.

@UWMadisonCEE @UWMadisonCEE

DEPARTMENT CHAIR

William LikosGary Wendt Professor and Chair(608) 890-2662likos@wisc.edu

ENROLLMENT (APPROX. / YEAR)

170UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

GRADUATE STUDENTS

550

150UNDERGRADUATE

50GRADUATE

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

DEPARTMENT INFORMATION

THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISONCIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

www.engr.wisc.edu/cee

FINANCIAL AIDMORE THAN

$100,000IN

UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS

AWARDED EACH YEAR

More than 130 graduate students supported by teaching and research

assistant appointments or fellowships

$57,973 average starting salary for an undergraduate student

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION CAREER AWARD RECIPIENTS *

10* (SINCE 1984)

FACULTYTENURED OR TENURE-TRACK FACULTY

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RESEARCH EXCELLENCEOur research activities span a wide range of techniques and methods, many of which take an interdisciplinary approach. Our research tackles some of the biggest difficulties faced by today’s society, such as sustainable energy systems, fresh water resources, clean drinking water and air, unique structures and construction methods, transportation safety, driverless vehicles, and smart cities.

RESEARCH CENTERS & CONSORTIA INCLUDE:

F Construction & Materials Support Center

F Joint Research Institute on Internet of Mobility (with Southeast University in China)

F Jun and Sandra Lee Wisconsin Structures and Materials Testing Labratory

F Modified Asphalt Research Center

F National Center for Freight and Infrastructure Research and Education

F Recycled Materials Resource Center

F Safety Research Using Simulation Center

F Water Science & Engineering Laboratory

F Wisconsin Autonomous Vehicle Proving Grounds

F Wisconsin Driving Simulator Laboratory

F Wisconsin Highway Research Program

F Wisconsin Structures and Materials Testing Laboratory

F Wisconsin Traffic Operations and Safety Laboratory

F Wisconsin Transportation Center

We are pursuing research in these areas:

Connected and autonomous mobilityConstruction engineering and management

Environmental chemistry and technologyEnvironmental engineering and science

Geological and geotechnical engineeringHuman factors engineering

Materials for constructed facilitiesStructural engineering

Transportation engineeringWater resources engineering and science

30ADJUNCT PROFESSORS

AVERAGE ANNUAL RESEARCH FUNDING

$10M+JOURNAL ARTICLES PRODUCED ANNUALLY

100+

NAMED PROFESSORSHIPS10

11American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow

Presidential Award for Excellence in the Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring Program

Microbiology graduate student Alexandra Linz, at left, and volunteer Carolyn Voter, a graduate student studying water resources engineering and science, collect data and water samples from Lake Mendota near the UW-Madison campus.

INDICATORS OF QUALITY