Tight-Knit Community. Unparalleled Location. Impressive Outcomes.
UWM’s College of Engineering & Applied Science leverages top research university credentials with Wisconsin’s career-building location and brings together a close-knit, supportive community of engineering and computer science students and faculty. Strong industry partnerships, dynamic research opportunities and a rich and rigorous academic foundation are a few of the reasons our students are sought out in their fields.
Why Choose the College of Engineering & Applied Science?
Everything at UWM felt so tailored to my personal and educational success and the campus felt like a second home.
Supportive Faculty and Staff
—Ameralys, Materials Science and Engineering major
97% of our graduates launch their careers or continue their education upon graduation.*
Whether a summer internship or co-op during the academic year or undergraduate research with top faculty, hands-on, career-building experiences outside of the classroom assure our engineering and computer science students are well prepared when they graduate. Our dedicated career services department and two engineering and computer science career fairs a year help facilitate great outcomes.
*2021-2022; 2022-2023 First Destination Survey Graduate Outcomes survey for the College of Engineering & Applied Science (undergraduate and graduate).
Engineering and Computer Science Programs That Stand Out
Microsoft CEO and UWM Alum Satya Nadella and His Wife Anu Donated $2M to UWM to Support Diversity in Tech
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella (’90 MS Computer Science) and his wife Anu donated $2 million to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in June 2021 to create the Fund for Diversity in Tech Education at UWM. The fund supports efforts to recruit, retain and graduate undergrads from marginalized and underserved communities, preparing them with the skills to pursue careers in computer science, data science and information technology.
(Homepage photo: Associate Dean Ethan Munson, Satya Nadella and Dean Brett Peters)
—Emily, Materials Science and Engineering major
98% of Engineering and Computer Science Undergrads Land a Job or Commit to Graduate School Before Graduation.*
We encourage our students to get involved in resume-building experiences outside the classroom, whether participating in one of the more than 30 student organizations for engineers and computer scientists, taking on an internship or co-op or working with top faculty on research, even as an undergraduate.
*2022 First Destination Survey Graduate Outcomes survey for the College of Engineering & Applied Science (undergraduate and graduate).
Work with top faculty, even as an undergraduate, as they research ways to improve people’s lives. Areas of focus include assistive robotics that improve rehabilitation, safer and smarter infrastructure, green energy technologies, cleaner water and advanced manufacturing.
College of Engineering & Applied Science Virtual Tour
Look inside our labs and classrooms.
Discover many of the one-of-a-kind spaces and technologies that you’d expect at Southeast Wisconsin’s only R1 Top Research University, just five minutes from Lake Michigan and 10 minutes from downtown.
News
- Proving that green hydrogen can help increase competitivenessWhen he began his graduate studies, Hamza Alnawafah joined UWM’s Industrial Assessment Center as an energy engineer. Through Wisconsin’s only U.S. Department of Energy funded …
- Alum one of many researchers that have developed the most promising quantum computing chip to dateEbrahim Forati (’14 PhD, electrical engineering) was among the many researchers behind Google’s Willow, the most advanced quantum computing chip to date. This breakthrough paves …
- Slavens lab featured on Spectrum NewsSpectrum News talked with Brooke Slavens, Richard and Joanne Grigg Professor of Mechanical Engineering, recently about her work with young manual wheelchair users. Slavens and her …
- College awarded $1.4 million to address rural transportation needs with autonomous vehiclesTom Shi, assistant professor; Xiao Qin, professor; and Yang Li, research associate, all civil engineering, are partners with UW-Madison on a six-year, U.S. Department of …
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