Facts and Figures

College Founded: 1894

Department Locations: Swearingen Engineering Center, 300 Main Street, Sumwalt Building

Enrollment (Fall 2006): Undergraduates: 1,254; Graduates: On-campus, 353, APOGEE (distance learning), 64

Departments and Programs: Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Nuclear Engineering

Degree Programs*: undergraduate programs: Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science; graduate degree programs: Master of Engineering, Master of Science, Master of Science in Engineering, Ph.D.

Degrees Awarded (School Year 2005-2006): Undergraduates: 244; Graduates: MS, 32, ME, 51, Ph.D., 38

Welcome from the Dean

Welcome to a college on the move!

These are the best of times to be in engineering and computing. Over the last three decades engineers and computer scientists have revolutionized every aspect of our daily lives, including information exchange, health care and medicine, consumer products and services, transportation and even (or especially!) leisure and entertainment. And yet, more challenges are awaiting us in managing natural resources, preserving the environment, and improving the quality of life on a global scale.

These are the best of times to be in engineering and computing at the University of South Carolina. We have been undergoing an unprecedented growth in research and scholarship. Our faculty and students excel in many different areas, including the new emerging fields of biomedical engineering, bioinformatics and atomic level engineering. All through these changes, however, we have maintained our emphasis on high quality education for each student.

At Carolina we take pride in shaping the new face of engineering and computing for the 21st century. This is a face that transcends traditional boundaries and collaborates with the basic sciences, medicine and business. It is a face that embraces diversity and welcomes different points of view. It is a face that cares about the ethical and societal implications of our work. It is a face that is involved in the community and shapes its future. It is a face that focuses on individuals and their needs.

I invite you to search through our research programs and discover the endless possibilities and the exciting opportunities; to search through our academic programs and discover new models for the professional and personal education of the future; to search through our college and discover the new face of engineering and computing!

Welcome to a college on the move!

Michael D. Amiridis
Professor and Dean