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There are currently eight engineering undergraduate programs at the University of Delaware that are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org/. In addition, the Construction Engineering and Management program is also accredited by the Applied and Natural Sciences Accreditation Commission of ABET.

The links below provide details about the objectives and outcomes of our eight accredited engineering programs.

Program: Bachelor of Electrical Engineering

> Program Educational Objectives

> Program Data

> Student Outcomes

Program: Bachelor of Computer Engineering

> Program Educational Objectives

> Program Data

> Student Outcomes

*Seeking initial accreditation by EAC in the 2023-24 cycle.

Fall Undergraduate Enrollment (Programs Participating in ABET Accreditation)

Program 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Biomedical Engineering 199 207 240 239 244 243 213 205
Chemical Engineering 413 429 403 385 401 397 344 332
Civil Engineering 312 286 263 251 211 210 221 207
Construction Eng & Management     32 56 73 91 84 80
Environmental Engineering 119 109 107 97 96 85 78 71
Computer Engineering 158 188 172 183 162 129 131 114
Electrical Engineering 233 198 172 148 126 127 129 131
Materials Science & Eng *       11 20 35 50 53
Mechanical Engineering 543 557 542 530 573 580 568 566

* seeking initial accreditation in 2023-24 cycle

Bachelor’s Degrees Awarded (Programs Participating in ABET Accreditation)

Program 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23
Biomedical Engineering 49 54 53 53 35 49 72 63
Chemical Engineering 85 75 90 84 70 75 94 67
Civil Engineering 113 94 68 76 73 60 53 49
Construction Eng & Management           19 18 16
Environmental Engineering 38 29 21 29 23 23 17 20
Computer Engineering 20 19 26 44 39 41 22 34
Electrical Engineering 41 55 58 52 51 31 32 21
Materials Science & Eng *         0 0 0 16
Mechanical Engineering 93 108 139 159 103 114 142 136

* seeking initial accreditation in 2023-24 cycle