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College and department fact sheets
Degrees conferred
- 2nd largest college in Ph.D. degrees granted
- 2nd largest college in M.S. degrees granted
- 3rd largest college in B.S. degrees granted
Dates established and history
| Unit | Year | History |
|---|---|---|
| UF | 1853 | UF History |
| College | 1910 | HWCOE History |
| BME | 2002 | BME department history |
| CHE | 1916 | CHE Department History |
| CISE | 1972 | CISE Department History |
| ECE | 1906 (Elec. Eng.) | Coming Soon |
| ESSIE |
1910 (Civil Eng.)
1948 (Environ.)
| |
| ISE | 1933 | ISE Department history |
| MAE | 1909 | MAE Department history |
| MSE | 1959 | MSE Department History |
Intellectual property and startup companies
| Item | Number (FY 2019) |
|---|---|
| Invention disclosures | 128 |
| Patent applications | 207 |
| Licenses and options | 37 |
| Startup companies created | 7 |
- #3 Best U.S. University for Technology Transfer by the Milken Institute on 20 April 2017
- UF ranked #1 nationally in innovation impact in a report released by the George W. Bush Institute and the Opus Faveo Innovation Development consulting firm
Rankings, USNWR
USNWR Graduate Engineering Specialty Ranking, Public Universities
| Department | 2017 (ed. Apr 2016) | 2018 (ed. Apr 2017) | 2019 (ed. Apr 2018) | 2020 (ed. Apr 2019) | 2021 (ed. Apr 2020) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BME | 15 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 13 |
| CHE | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 14 |
| CISE | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| ECE | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
| ESSIE-Civil | 21 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 |
| ESSIE-Env | 20 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 18 |
| ISE | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
| MAE-Aero | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| MAE-Mech | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| MSE-Materials | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| MSE-Nuclear | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
USNWR Graduate Engineering Specialty Ranking, All Universities
| Department | 2017 (ed. Apr 2016) | 2018 (ed. Apr 2017) | 2019 (ed. Apr 2018) | 2020 (ed. Apr 2019) | 2021 (ed. Apr 2020) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BME | 32 | 36 | 37 | 33 | 30 |
| CHE | 26 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 23 |
| CISE | 36 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 |
| ECE | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 27 |
| ESSIE-Civil | 34 | 25 | 32 | 26 | 27 |
| ESSIE-Env | 33 | 41 | 41 | 35 | 27 |
| ISE | 19 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 18 |
| MAE-Aero | 23 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 22 |
| MAE-Mech | 29 | 24 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
| MSE-Materials | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
| MSE-Nuclear | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Other data
- In 2026, the state of Florida ranked #1 in the The Best States for Higher Education in the USNWR ranking of the same name.