ABET Accreditation
Accreditation
There are currently eight engineering undergraduate programs at the University of Delaware that are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org/. In addition, the Construction Engineering and Management program is also accredited by the Applied and Natural Sciences Accreditation Commission of ABET.
The links below provide details about the objectives and outcomes of our eight accredited engineering programs.
Department: Biomedical Engineering
Program: Bachelor of Biomedical Engineering
Department: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Program: Bachelor of Chemical Engineering
Department: Civil and Environmental Engineering
Program: Bachelor of Civil Engineering
Program: Bachelor of Environmental Engineering
Program: Construction Engineering and Management
Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Program: Bachelor of Electrical Engineering
Program: Bachelor of Computer Engineering
Department: Mechanical Engineering
Program: Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering
Department: Materials Science & Engineering
Program: Bachelor of Materials Science & Engineering*
*Seeking initial accreditation by EAC in the 2023-24 cycle.
Fall Undergraduate Enrollment (Programs Participating in ABET Accreditation)
| Program | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biomedical Engineering | 199 | 207 | 240 | 239 | 244 | 243 | 213 | 205 |
| Chemical Engineering | 413 | 429 | 403 | 385 | 401 | 397 | 344 | 332 |
| Civil Engineering | 312 | 286 | 263 | 251 | 211 | 210 | 221 | 207 |
| Construction Eng & Management | 32 | 56 | 73 | 91 | 84 | 80 | ||
| Environmental Engineering | 119 | 109 | 107 | 97 | 96 | 85 | 78 | 71 |
| Computer Engineering | 158 | 188 | 172 | 183 | 162 | 129 | 131 | 114 |
| Electrical Engineering | 233 | 198 | 172 | 148 | 126 | 127 | 129 | 131 |
| Materials Science & Eng * | 11 | 20 | 35 | 50 | 53 | |||
| Mechanical Engineering | 543 | 557 | 542 | 530 | 573 | 580 | 568 | 566 |
* seeking initial accreditation in 2023-24 cycle
Bachelor’s Degrees Awarded (Programs Participating in ABET Accreditation)
| Program | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biomedical Engineering | 49 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 35 | 49 | 72 | 63 |
| Chemical Engineering | 85 | 75 | 90 | 84 | 70 | 75 | 94 | 64 |
| Civil Engineering | 113 | 94 | 68 | 76 | 73 | 60 | 53 | 49 |
| Construction Eng & Management | 19 | 18 | 16 | |||||
| Environmental Engineering | 38 | 29 | 21 | 29 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 20 |
| Computer Engineering | 20 | 19 | 26 | 44 | 39 | 41 | 22 | 34 |
| Electrical Engineering | 41 | 55 | 58 | 52 | 51 | 31 | 32 | 20 |
| Materials Science & Eng * | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||||
| Mechanical Engineering | 93 | 108 | 139 | 159 | 103 | 114 | 142 | 131 |
* seeking initial accreditation in 2023-24 cycle