Prospective Graduate Students

About the College of Engineering

Offering nine graduate degree programs, The University of Texas at San Antonio's College of Engineering is one of the nation's leading producers of Hispanic engineers. The college’s four departments—Biomedical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering—have prepared thousands of graduates for successful careers in the public sector, private sector and higher education.

Over the past eight years, the College of Engineering has experienced unprecedented growth with a 101 percent increase in student enrollment and a tenfold increase in extramural research funding. College of Engineering faculty are national and international leaders in communications security, biomedical engineering, aging aircraft/structures, manufacturing, water resources and transportation.

In addition to its own dedicated Engineering Building, the College of Engineering operates out of UTSA’s $84 million, 227,000-square-foot Biotechnology, Sciences and Engineering Building (BSE), opened in 2006. The BSE features high-tech classrooms, state-of-the-art laboratories and modern computing networks. The second phase of this project—the $90 million, 150,000-square-foot Applied Engineering and Technology Building (AET) opened in the fall of 2009. A teaching and research facility, the AET features the most sophisticated technology for an information-intensive environment.