University of Arkansas College of Engineering
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The College of Engineering is the University of Arkansas'
college
for engineering
students. Although officially becoming a separate division in 1913, The University of Arkansas (or Arkansas Industrial University as it was known) focused early on engineering. The Industrial Engineering program ranked 26th in the nation, and the Engineering program as a whole finished 59th, and is one of the "best values" for Arkansas students nationally.
There are eight different undergraduate degree programs, with 31 graduate degree programs, currently offered.
In 2006, a solar boat built by University of Arkansas mechanical engineering students and electrical engineering students won the Collegiate World Championships.
University of Arkansas
The University of Arkansas is a public, co-educational, land-grant, space-grant, research university. It is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a research university with very high research activity. It is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas System and is located in...
college
College
A college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...
for engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
students. Although officially becoming a separate division in 1913, The University of Arkansas (or Arkansas Industrial University as it was known) focused early on engineering. The Industrial Engineering program ranked 26th in the nation, and the Engineering program as a whole finished 59th, and is one of the "best values" for Arkansas students nationally.
There are eight different undergraduate degree programs, with 31 graduate degree programs, currently offered.
In 2006, a solar boat built by University of Arkansas mechanical engineering students and electrical engineering students won the Collegiate World Championships.