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	CoE Links CoE Home CoE Alumni CoE Directory CoE Online Giving CoE Study Abroad CoE Student Services Contact CoE Open Houses Drexel Engineering Video		About CoE Since its founding in the midst of the industrial revolution in 1891, Drexel University has emphasized its strengths in engineering, science and technology to train men and women to become leaders. In little over a century, Drexel University has transformed itself into a large, comprehensive institution committed to excellence in education, research and service to the engineering society and to the broader community. Although much has changed, the original mission of the university still rings true today. With the advent of the Internet, biotechnology and nanotechnology, we are witnessing revolutionary changes daily in every facet of our lives. Drexel University's College of Engineering is proud to have become a leader in these important emerging fields. Recently, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania pledged $10.5 million towards the A.J. Drexel Nanotechnology Institute (DNI), a joint venture between Drexel University, the University of Pennsylvania and Ben Franklin Technology Partners. Our close collaborations with Drexel's renowned School of Biomedical Engineering and its newly acquired College of Medicine (DUCOM) will lead to revolutionary advances in tissue engineering, biomaterials and biomedical imaging as well as fantastic opportunities for cross-disciplinary collaborations in the medical field. Through a $12.5 million grant from the Department of Defense, Drexel also established the Applied Communications and Information Network Center. In addition, Drexel was re-designated by the National Security Agency (NSA) as a Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education for academic years 2004-2007. Construction on the college's new $35 million Bossone Research Enterprise Center was completed in early 2005. The center, is home to facilities in nanotechnology, information networking and smart infrastructures, and will open new research avenues for the next generation of Drexel students. To learn more about Bossone, click here. Please explore our Website to learn more about our outstanding research activities and share in our excitement as we engineer new frontiers. FAST FACTS ABOUT DREXEL'S COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING For the fourth consecutive year, Drexel has been ranked in the category Best National Universities in “America 's Best Colleges” by U.S.News & World Report. The University placed 112th overall in the 2007 rankings. Drexel and Penn are the only Philadelphia universities ranked in this category, joined by Carnegie Mellon, Lehigh, Penn State and the University of Pittsburgh across Pennsylvania. The 2007 U.S. News & World Report ranked the College of Engineering's undergraduate program 53rd among engineering schools that award doctoral degrees. The 2007 U.S. News & World Report Graduate Rankings placed Drexel’s College of Engineering 55th in the nation. This is a six point increase from last year and 13 points from 2000. The following individual departments were also ranked in the report: Civil, (49th), Computer Science (68th), Electrical (57th), Environmental (47th), Materials (41st), and Mechanical (50th). The College of Engineering is the third largest private engineering college in the country. The College of Engineering's enrollment increased by almost 20% over the last year; the college now enrolls over 3,500 students in 6 different departments, making us the largest college at Drexel University. In FY 2006, the College of Engineering's research awards exceeded $35 million. Drexel's endowment was ranked in the nation's top 125 for fiscal year 2002-03 at a value of $423 million. It's the 10th largest in the state of Pennsylvania.