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View Statistics about our Students and Faculty in year 2020-2021
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Department |
Total |
|
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences |
|
|
Chemical Engineering |
264.4 |
|
Civil Engineering |
417.4 |
|
Computing & Software |
943.8 |
|
Electrical & Computer Engineering |
766.5 |
|
Engineering Physics |
166.7 |
|
Materials Science & Engineering |
125.4 |
|
Mechanical Engineering |
510.6 |
|
Engineering 1 |
1122.5 |
|
Integrated Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences (iBioMed) |
487.4 |
|
Walter G. Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology |
|
|
Bachelor of Technology |
1266.8 |
|
Total |
6071.4 |
|
Programs |
Regular Stream (B.Eng.) |
Management (B.Eng.Mgt.) |
Society (B.Eng.Society) |
Biomedical (B.Eng.BME.) |
Total |
|
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences |
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|
Chemical Engineering |
228.8 |
20.0 |
15.6 |
36.6 |
300.9 |
|
Civil Engineering |
310.3 |
66.1 |
41.1 |
3.2 |
420.6 |
|
Computer Science (B.A.Sc.)* |
234.5 |
- |
- |
- |
234.5 |
|
Mechatronics Engineering |
142.7 |
73.3 |
5.1 |
29.2 |
250.2 |
|
Software Engineering |
267.6 |
80.2 |
4.9 |
39.6 |
392.3 |
|
Computer Engineering |
214.1 |
49.7 |
8.2 |
- |
272.0 |
|
Electrical Engineering |
398.3 |
77.9 |
18.3 |
73.4 |
567.9 |
|
Engineering Physics |
120.6 |
22.7 |
23.4 |
36.9 |
203.6 |
|
Materials Science & Engineering |
108.6 |
6.4 |
10.4 |
21.3 |
146.7 |
|
Mechanical Engineering |
341.5 |
120.5 |
48.6 |
43.2 |
553.8 |
|
First-year Programs |
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|
Engineering 1 |
1122.5 |
- |
- |
- |
1122.5 |
|
iBioMed 1 |
- |
- |
- |
204.2 |
204.2 |
|
Bachelor of Technology 1 |
263.2 |
- |
- |
- |
263.2 |
|
Computer Science 1 |
135.5 |
- |
- |
- |
135.5 |
|
Walter G. Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology (B.Tech.) |
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|
Automotive & Vehicle Engineering Technology |
241.9 |
- |
- |
- |
241.9 |
|
Biotechnology |
142.7 |
- |
- |
- |
142.7 |
|
Process Automation Engineering Technology |
223.3 |
- |
- |
- |
223.3 |
|
Degree Completion Programs (Civil Engineering Infrastructure Technology, Power and Energy Engineering Technology, Manufacturing Engineering Technology, and Software Engineering Technology) |
395.6 |
- |
- |
- |
395.6 |
|
Total |
4891.7 |
516.8 |
175.5 |
487.4 |
6071.4 |
*Certain programs provide the indicated degree designation as outlined in parenthesis
|
Department |
Total |
|
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences |
|
|
Chemical Engineering |
94.6 |
|
Civil Engineering |
91.4 |
|
Computing & Software* |
141.7 |
|
Electrical & Computer Engineering |
176.6 |
|
Engineering Physics |
64.5 |
|
Materials Science & Engineering |
58.9 |
|
Mechanical Engineering |
117.1 |
|
SEAS Total |
744.8 |
|
School of Biomedical Engineering |
74.3 |
|
School of Engineering Practice and Technology |
132.7 |
|
Grand Total |
951.8 |
*Computing & Software includes interdisciplinary Computational Science & Engineering programs
|
Program |
Ph.D. |
M.Eng. |
M.A.Sc. |
|
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences |
|||
|
Chemical Engineering |
64.6 |
- |
30.0 |
|
Civil Engineering |
60.9 |
9.9 |
20.6 |
|
Computer Science |
32.9 |
1 |
14.6 |
|
Computing & Software |
- |
29.6 |
- |
|
Computational Science & Engineering |
18.5 |
6 |
7.6 |
|
Software Engineering |
16.9 |
- |
14.6 |
|
Electrical & Computer Engineering |
108.9 |
17.2 |
50.5 |
|
Engineering Physics |
43.3 |
5.9 |
15.3 |
|
Materials Science & Engineering |
45.3 |
- |
13.6 |
|
Mechanical Engineering |
70.5 |
- |
46.6 |
|
School of Biomedical Engineering |
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|
Biomedical Engineering |
39.0 |
- |
35.3 |
|
School of Engineering Practice and Technology |
|||
|
Engineering Entrepreneurship and Innovation |
- |
11 |
- |
|
Technology Entrepreneurship and Innovation |
- |
14 |
- |
|
Engineering and Public Policy |
- |
20.6 |
- |
|
Engineering Design |
- |
22.9 |
- |
|
Manufacturing Engineering |
- |
42.8 |
- |
|
Systems & Technology |
- |
21.4 |
- |
|
Department |
Total |
|
Chemical Engineering |
19.5 |
|
Civil Engineering |
22.5 |
|
Computing & Software |
27 |
|
Engineering 1 |
4 |
|
Electrical & Computer Engineering |
30 |
|
Engineering Physics |
16.8 |
|
Materials Science & Engineering |
17.2 |
|
Mechanical Engineering |
22.5 |
|
School of Engineering and Practice Technology |
26 |
|
Total |
185.4 |
|
Department |
Undergraduate |
Graduate |
Total |
|
Chemical Engineering |
99 |
21 |
120 |
|
Civil Engineering |
108 |
25 |
133 |
|
Computing & Software* |
224 |
42 |
266 |
|
Electrical & Computer Engineering |
187 |
46 |
233 |
|
Engineering Physics |
32 |
19 |
51 |
|
Materials Science & Engineering |
36 |
12 |
48 |
|
Mechanical Engineering |
123 |
33 |
156 |
|
School of Engineering & Practice Technology |
246 |
188 |
434 |
|
School of Biomedical Engineering |
- |
12 |
12 |
|
Total |
1055 |
398 |
1453 |
*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 |
517.1 |
30% |
|
|
School of Engineering & Applied Sciences |
475.1 |
32% |
|
|
School of Engineering Practice & Technology |
42.0 |
16% |
|
|
Undergraduate Enrolment |
1548.5 |
26% |
|
|
School of Engineering & Applied Sciences |
1360.1 |
28% |
|
|
School of Engineering Practice & Technology |
188.4 |
15% |
|
|
Undergraduate Degrees Awarded |
211 |
20% |
|
|
Graduate Enrolment |
285.1 |
30% |
|
|
School of Engineering & Applied Sciences |
207.6 |
28% |
|
|
School of Biomedical Engineering |
37.3 |
50% |
|
|
School of Engineering Practice & Technology |
40.2 |
30% |
|
|
Graduate Degrees Awarded |
105 |
26% |
|
|
Master's Programs |
85 |
26% |
|
|
Ph.D. Programs |
20 |
27% |
|
|
Professors |
32 |
17% |
|
|
Program |
Women |
% of Women |
|
Engineering 1 |
335.1 |
30% |
|
iBioMed 1 |
111.9 |
55% |
|
Computer Science 1 |
28.2 |
21% |
|
Bachelor of Technology 1 |
42.0 |
16% |
|
Total |
517.1 |
30% |
- Student Counts include full-time equivalent (FTE) undergraduate and graduate enrolment figures of all students, 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, 2020.