Strong Students and Research Faculty, Hard-Working Staff
A Close-Knit Community
If you seek a great engineering education in a diverse, supportive environment on a beautiful campus, where everything – from Pac-12 sports to life-changing research – is done on a grand scale, you’ll feel right at home in the College of Engineering.
100 Percent Student Engagement
Join a university ranked among the best in the world for its research and development, a place where the entrepreneurial spirit reigns and where graduate and undergraduate students alike roll up their sleeves and work alongside world-renowned faculty and industry partners. Engineering experts in areas ranging from water and energy sustainability to cybersecurity to medical sensors and artificial body parts will be in your classrooms and labs from your very first day at the UA.
Workforce-Ready Graduates
The College’s 15 undergraduate degree programs prepare some of the University of Arizona’s best students for successful careers in engineering. Nearly every undergraduate student participates in one or more internships, a senior design project or research. And, if you crave even more campus life, join one of the College’s 50+ student clubs, many of which have won numerous student and professional awards.
Infinite Possibilities
Strong industry ties help our students and alumni land jobs with top companies around the world. Some students go on to become astronauts, CEOs, professors, mine site managers and city administrators. Others start their own high-tech companies to create robots, computer software, wireless medical devices and solar power systems.
So get ready to Bear Down!
15 Undergraduate Degrees
- Aerospace Engineering >
- Architectural Engineering >
- Biomedical Engineering >
- Biosystems Engineering >
- Chemical Engineering >
- Civil Engineering >
- Electrical & Computer Engineering >
- Engineering Management >
- Environmental Engineering >
- Industrial Engineering >
- Materials Science & Engineering >
- Mechanical Engineering >
- Mining Engineering >
- Optical Sciences & Engineering >
- Systems Engineering >
Making the world a better place

UA College of Engineering Vision, Mission and Values
Vision
The UA College of Engineering will be one of the top 10 U.S. public engineering institutions and a global leader in technology innovation to improve the quality of life. Our graduates will be actively sought as leaders to solve complex societal problems. We will be recognized as an economic engine and community partner.
Mission
Our mission is to improve the quality of life through excellence in education and research. To achieve this we will serve all who have an interest in our success and be the vanguard in the creation and improvement of the nation’s essential systems and technologies. By emphasizing the fundamentals of math, science and engineering, we will foster lifelong learning, leadership and productive careers.
Values
Excellence
Faculty and students will have academic freedom. Our research and educational programs will be of
the highest quality.
Openness
We will communicate openly and treat people fairly because we value the opinions and respect the
needs of all.
Ethics
High ethical standards and sound decision-making will be at the heart of our practices and policies.
Diversity
Diverse people and ideas produce lasting solutions, and we will strive to help all succeed.
Cooperation
We will forge partnerships on and off campus in our drive to solve society’s complex problems and
improve the quality of life.


Contact the UA College of Engineering Dean's Office
Want more information? Call 520.621.6595, or email the dean's office