At a Glance

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UNC Charlotte’s William States Lee College of Engineering is a member of KEEN:
The Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network, a national partnership of 65+ higher
education institutions across the country. As defined by KEEN, the network’s mission
is to graduate “engineers with an entrepreneurial mindset so they can create
personal, economic, and societal value through a lifetime of meaningful work.”

Students

  • 3,000+ undergraduate students enrolled
  • 600+ graduate students enrolled
  • 20+ engineering student organizations
  • 100% of engineering students participate in the capstone design program, UNC Charlotte’s largest industry/academic experiential learning initiative on campus (80% of projects are industry funded and mentored, enabling seniors to solve actual company challenges)

Faculty

  • Nine faculty are among the world’s top 2% in their primary fields of research (according to Stanford University study)
  • Faculty have received NSF CAREER Awards, an NSF Graduate Research Fulbright and an NIST Flemming, among others
  • 80% of faculty have industry experience

Alumni

  • 18,000+ engineering alumni
  • 90%+ of B.S. graduates receive job offers or attend graduate school upon graduation
Williams States Lee College of Engineering was featured nationally on a public television documentary, Viewpoint with Dennis Quaid, a series whose mission is “changing lives for the better.” The episode spotlighting the College explored why UNC Charlotte is a top choice for an engineering education.