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View Statistics about our Students and Faculty in year 2019-2020
Department |
Total |
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences |
|
Chemical Engineering |
259.2 |
Civil Engineering |
358.6 |
Computing & Software |
828.3 |
Electrical & Computer Engineering |
706.9 |
Engineering Physics |
150.4 |
Materials Science & Engineering |
106.6 |
Mechanical Engineering |
447.3 |
Engineering 1 |
908.3 |
Integrated Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences (iBioMed) |
347.0 |
Walter G. Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology |
|
Bachelor of Technology |
1116.2 |
Total |
5228.8 |
Programs |
Regular Stream (B.Eng.) |
Management (B.Eng.Mgt.) |
Society (B.Eng.Society) |
Total |
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences |
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Chemical Engineering |
217.2 |
28.8 |
13.2 |
259.2 |
Civil Engineering |
268.9 |
48.4 |
41.3 |
358.6 |
Computer Science (B.A.Sc.)* |
177.9 |
- |
- |
177.9 |
Mechatronics Engineering |
140.6 |
86.6 |
7.9 |
235.1 |
Software Engineering |
265.2 |
58.1 |
4.6 |
327.9 |
Computer Engineering |
190.9 |
39.3 |
14.1 |
244.3 |
Electrical Engineering |
381.9 |
65.1 |
15.6 |
462.6 |
Engineering Physics |
117.1 |
16.9 |
16.4 |
150.4 |
Materials Science & Engineering |
93.3 |
3.8 |
9.5 |
106.6 |
Mechanical Engineering |
300.3 |
107.6 |
39.4 |
447.3 |
Integrated Biomedical Engineering (B.Eng.BME.)* |
189.6 |
- |
- |
189.6 |
First-year Programs |
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Engineering 1 |
908.3 |
- |
- |
908.3 |
iBioMed 1 |
157.4 |
- |
- |
157.4 |
Bachelor of Technology 1 |
291.5 |
- |
- |
291.5 |
Computer Science 1 |
87.5 |
- |
- |
87.5 |
Walter G. Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology (B.Tech.) |
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Automotive & Vehicle Engineering Technology |
226.2 |
- |
- |
226.2 |
Biotechnology |
110.6 |
- |
- |
110.6 |
Process Automation Engineering Technology |
183.3 |
- |
- |
183.3 |
Degree Completion Programs (Civil Engineering Infrastructure Technology, Power and Energy Engineering Technology, Manufacturing Engineering Technology, and Software Engineering Technology) |
304.5 |
- |
- |
304.5 |
Total |
4612.3 |
454.6 |
162.0 |
5228.8 |
*Certain programs provide the indicated degree designation as outlined in parenthesis
Department |
Total |
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences |
|
Chemical Engineering |
96.6 |
Civil Engineering |
85.4 |
Computing & Software* |
154.4 |
Electrical & Computer Engineering |
181.4 |
Engineering Physics |
75 |
Materials Science & Engineering |
59.6 |
Mechanical Engineering |
134.7 |
SEAS Total |
787.1 |
School of Biomedical Engineering |
63 |
School of Engineering Practice and Technology |
212.6 |
Grand Total |
1062.7 |
*Computing & Software includes interdisciplinary Computational Science & Engineering programs
Program |
Ph.D. |
M.Eng. |
M.A.Sc. |
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences |
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Chemical Engineering |
62.6 |
- |
34 |
Civil Engineering |
58.9 |
5.9 |
20.6 |
Computer Science |
34.2 |
1.3 |
19.6 |
Computing & Software |
- |
27.3 |
- |
Computational Science & Engineering |
15.2 |
1 |
15.6 |
Software Engineering |
17.9 |
1 |
21.3 |
Electrical & Computer Engineering |
93.6 |
21.2 |
66.6 |
Engineering Physics |
40.6 |
6.4 |
28 |
Materials Science & Engineering |
45 |
- |
14.6 |
Mechanical Engineering |
82.5 |
- |
52.2 |
School of Biomedical Engineering |
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Biomedical Engineering |
35 |
- |
28 |
School of Engineering Practice and Technology |
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Engineering Entrepreneurship and Innovation |
- |
28 |
- |
Technology Entrepreneurship and Innovation |
- |
20 |
- |
Engineering and Public Policy |
- |
17.6 |
- |
Engineering Design |
- |
37.9 |
- |
Manufacturing Engineering |
- |
109.1 |
- |
Department |
Total |
Chemical Engineering |
19.75 |
Civil Engineering |
21.5 |
Computing & Software |
24 |
Engineering 1 |
3 |
Electrical & Computer Engineering |
31 |
Engineering Physics |
17 |
Materials Science & Engineering |
15.5 |
Mechanical Engineering |
20.5 |
School of Engineering and Practice Technology |
25 |
Total |
177.25 |
Department |
Undergraduate |
Graduate |
Total |
Chemical Engineering |
108 |
25 |
133 |
Civil Engineering |
94 |
21 |
115 |
Computing & Software* |
216 |
49 |
265 |
Electrical & Computer Engineering |
178 |
49 |
227 |
Engineering Physics |
30 |
12 |
42 |
Materials Science & Engineering |
38 |
26 |
64 |
Mechanical Engineering |
102 |
36 |
138 |
School of Engineering & Practice Technology |
231 |
136 |
367 |
School of Biomedical Engineering |
- |
23 |
23 |
Total |
997 |
377 |
1374 |
*Graduate degrees awarded from the Department of Computing & Software include interdisciplinary Computational Science & Engineering programs
Women in Engineering |
Women |
% of Women |
|
Undergraduate Year One Enrolment |
428.1 |
30% |
|
School of Engineering & Applied Sciences |
390.4 |
34% |
|
School of Engineering Practice & Technology |
37.7 |
13% |
|
Undergraduate Enrolment |
1247.7 |
24% |
|
School of Engineering & Applied Sciences |
1082.0 |
26% |
|
School of Engineering Practice & Technology |
165.7 |
15% |
|
Undergraduate Degrees Awarded |
182 |
18% |
|
Graduate Enrolment |
305.2 |
29% |
|
School of Engineering & Applied Sciences |
221.6 |
28% |
|
School of Biomedical Engineering |
34 |
54% |
|
School of Engineering Practice & Technology |
49.6 |
23% |
|
Graduate Degrees Awarded |
108 |
29% |
|
Master's Programs |
91 |
29% |
|
Ph.D. Programs |
17 |
27% |
|
Professors |
28.0 |
16% |
Program |
Women |
% of Women |
Engineering 1 |
276.3 |
30% |
iBioMed 1 |
94.4 |
60% |
Computer Science 1 |
19.7 |
23% |
Bachelor of Technology 1 |
37.7 |
13% |
Total |
428.1 |
30% |
- Student Counts include full-time equivalent (FTE) undergraduate and graduate enrolment figures of all students registered as of November 1st, 2019, including full-time and part-time students and excluding students on an official co-op work term.
- Faculty figures includes CLA and permanence/teaching track faculty members as of November 1st, 2019.