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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
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
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.)
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

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%
  1. 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.
  2. Faculty figures includes CLA and permanence/teaching track faculty members as of November 1st, 2020.