About the Department

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering prepares students for well-paying careers and to thrive in the era of AI. Careers include developing smart devices such as autonomous vehicles and mobile phones, computer engineering, software engineering, RF electronics, power and energy, robotics, and others.

We have world-class faculty who excel in teaching and research and provide personal attention to our students; 40% have won teaching awards at the college and university level, and 25% are IEEE Fellows.

Undergraduate program Graduate program U2G program

$ 155,020

Computer Hardware Engineer Median Salary

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, https://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/computer-hardware-engineers.htm

$ 118,780

Electrical Engineer Median Salary

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, https://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/electrical-and-electronics-engineers.htm

97 %

of our graduates are employed, continuing their education, or not seeking work within six months of graduation

$ 123,000

Software Engineer Median Salary

Source: CareerExplorer, https://www.careerexplorer.com/careers/software-engineer/salary/

$ 131,450

Software developer Median Salary

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, https://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/software-developers.htm

ECE events

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Learn to Solder

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Seamans Center

Soldering is one of the most fundamental skills needed to explore the world of electronics. This workshop will help you gain a better understanding of electronics and be better equipped to create your own. This hands-on workshop is a standalone event. Taught by Megan Michaud.

College events

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FIRST Tech Challenge Iowa Championship

Saturday, February 28, 2026 (all day)
Xtream Arena
72 student teams compete their robots in the FIRST Tech Challenge Iowa Championship

Library Workshop: Creating Citations with Endnote

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Seamans Center

An introduction to the desktop version of EndNote will be covered in this workshop. The software is freely available to graduate students, faculty, and staff. EndNote is a citation management tool that assists with importing, organizing, sharing, and managing citations and documents, as well as creating correctly formatted in-text citations and bibliographies in almost any style — in seconds. Presented by Marina Zhang, engineering and informatics librarian at the Lichtenberger Engineering...

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Leaders in Discovery: Bioengineered Hydrogels for Regenerative Medicine with Andrés J. Garcia

Wednesday, March 4, 2026 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Old Capitol Museum
Andrés J. Garcia, Executive Director of the Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience and Regents’ Professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology, will present this year's invited “Leaders in Discovery” lecture, "Bioengineered Hydrogels for Regenerative Medicine."
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