UAB School of Engineering

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UAB School of Engineering
Type Public
Established1971
Parent institution
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Dean Jeff Holmes, MD, PhD [1]
Students1,401 (Fall 2023) [2]
Undergraduates 811 (Fall 2023)
Postgraduates 590 (Fall 2023)
Location
Website www.uab.edu/engineering

The UAB School of Engineering is the engineering school of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. [3] [4] [5] It has four academic departments and research centers. The School of Engineering offered Bachelor of Science, MEng, Master of Science engineer's degrees, and PhD degrees. [6] [7] [8] [9]

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Departments

[10] Departments:

Rankings

According to U.S. News & World Report , 2023, UAB School of Engineering was ranked 135th in the undergraduate engineering programs and ranked 112th in the engineering graduate school programs. [11]

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