Prospective Students - Electrical & Computer Engineering

Innovate The Future

The University of Utah’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) is an educational institution that is developing cutting-edge technologies for the future. This is why ECE offers world-class labs on topics our students can get excited about. High quality teaching and hands-on laboratory experience are vital to Electrical and Computer Engineering students. From communications, control systems, and system design, to semiconductors, microwaves, optics, and more, our labs give students the tools and knowledge they need. Whether students are designing the next generation of resilient and sustainable power systems in the Utah Smart Energy Laboratory or enhancing device performance and functionality of nanotechnology in the NanoEngineering Research Lab, Utah students are working to solve some of the biggest problems facing the world today.

Why ECE at the U?

Most affordable Pac-12 institution. Cost of attendance>>
On top of the College of Engineering scholarships, we award nearly 50 individuals scholarships each year totaling over $200,000!
Our faculty to undergraduate student ratio is 1:8
Electrical Engineers: average salary of $75,300
Computer Hardware Engineers: average salary of $87,700
Electrical and Computer Engineers have a national mean annual salary that is on average $12,000 higher than all other types of engineers.
Top 20% salary for EE $151,700; CE $185,200