ABET Accreditation
Accreditation
There are currently seven engineering undergraduate programs at the University of Delaware that are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org, a federation of 29 professional engineering and technical societies. Since 1932, ABET has provided quality assurance of education through accreditation. ABET accredits more than 2700 engineering, engineering technology, computing, and applied science programs at over 550 colleges and universities nationally. ABET is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. The organization accredits programs, not institutions.
The links below provide details about the objectives and outcomes of our seven accredited engineering programs.
Department: Biomedical Engineering
Program: Bachelor of Biomedical Engineering*
Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Program: Bachelor of Chemical Engineering*
Department: Civil and Environmental Engineering
Program: Bachelor of Civil Engineering*
Program: Bachelor of Environmental Engineering*
Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Program: Bachelor of Electrical Engineering*
Program: Bachelor of Computer Engineering*
Department: Mechanical Engineering
Program: Bachelor of Biomedical Engineering*
*accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org
Fall Undergraduate Enrollment (Programs Participating in ABET Accreditation)
| Program | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 206 | 208 | 220 | 199 | 207 | 240 | 239 |
| Chemical Engineering | 444 | 463 | 426 | 413 | 429 | 403 | 385 |
| Civil Engineering | 404 | 383 | 370 | 312 | 286 | 263 | 251 |
| Environmental Engineering | 145 | 139 | 131 | 119 | 109 | 107 | 97 |
| Computer Engineering | 130 | 126 | 141 | 158 | 188 | 172 | 183 |
| Electrical Engineering | 174 | 205 | 219 | 233 | 198 | 172 | 148 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 446 | 449 | 519 | 543 | 557 | 542 | 530 |
Bachelor’s Degrees Awarded (Programs Participating in ABET Accreditation)
| Program | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 0 | 44 | 49 | 49 | 54 | 53 | 53 |
| Chemical Engineering | 52 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 75 | 90 | 84 |
| Civil Engineering | 91 | 92 | 102 | 113 | 94 | 68 | 76 |
| Environmental Engineering | 21 | 21 | 33 | 38 | 29 | 21 | 29 |
| Computer Engineering | 11 | 26 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 25 | 44 |
| Electrical Engineering | 34 | 45 | 36 | 41 | 55 | 56 | 52 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 106 | 105 | 104 | 93 | 108 | 139 | 159 |