AE graduate student number grows; undergrad enrollment over 500

The graduate degree programs in Aerospace Engineering at Illinois for AY 2016-17 have grown on all fronts, while the undergraduate program has achieved an enrollment of over 500 students for the second year in a row.

Altogether this fall, AE welcomes 191 graduate students, including 67 new students, and 502 undergraduates, including 97 freshmen and 12 transfer students.

While AE has seen modest growth in the traditional on-campus master’s degree with thesis, the on-campus master’s without thesis, and the PhD program, a significant increase has occurred in the online master’s degree program.

Eight new individuals have started the online program, bringing the total enrollment to 21 for AY 2016-17. The program provides an online master’s degree with the same quality classes and instructors available on campus. It offers students in the workforce a flexible means to continue their education in aerospace engineering.