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The University of Kansas School of Engineering is a public engineering school located on the main campus of the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas. The KU School of Engineering was officially founded in 1891, although engineering degrees were awarded as early as 1873.

The KU School of Engineering has been accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. In the U.S. News and World Report’s America’s Best Colleges, 2009 issue, KU’s School of Engineering was ranked 41st among public schools nationwide. National rankings for individual programs included Petroleum Engineering at ninth and Aerospace Engineering at 24th.

Majors and Concentrations

 * Aerospace Engineering
 * Aerospace Engineering: B.S., M.E., M.S., Ph.D., and D.E.


 * Bioengineering
 * Bioengineering: M.S., Ph.D.


 * Chemical & Petroleum Engineering
 * Chemical Engineering: B.S
 * Petroleum Engineering: B.S. M.S. Ph.D.
 * Biomedical, Environmental, Premedical and Petroleum: M.S. Ph.D.


 * Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering
 * Architectural Engineering: B.S., M.S.
 * Civil Engineering B.S.
 * Environmental Engineering: M.C.E. M.S. Ph.D. D.E
 * Construction Management: M.S.
 * Water Resource Science: M.S.


 * Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
 * Computer Engineering: B.S., M.S.
 * Computer Science: B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
 * Electrical Engineering: B.S., M.S., Ph.D., D.E.
 * Information Technology: M.S.


 * Engineering Management
 * Engineering Management: M.S.


 * Engineering Physics
 * Engineering Physics: B.S.


 * Mechanical Engineering
 * Mechanical Engineering: B.S.
 * Biomechanical Engineering, M.S., Ph.D., and D.E.

Notable Alumni

 * Alan Mulally (BS/MS), President and CEO of Ford Motor Company
 * Brian McClendon (BSEE 1986), VP of Engineering at Google.
 * Robert J. Eaton (ME 1963), retired DaimlerChrysler AG Chairman.
 * Lou Montulli, co-founder of Netscape and author of the Lynx web browser.
 * Charles E. Spahr (1934), former CEO of Standard Oil of Ohio.
 * Douglas Shane (BS 1982), director of flight operations for SpaceShipOne, which made the first privately-funded human spaceflight
 * Linda Zarda Cook (PE 1981), executive director of Shell Gas & Power and a member of the Shell Executive Committee.
 * Maj. Gen. Joe Engle (AE 1955), astronaut and NASA space shuttle commander.
 * Jim Adam (ME 1956), former chairman and CEO of the engineering design firm Black & Veatch.
 * Sam Gilliland (EE 1985), CEO and chairman of Sabre Holdings, parent company of Travelocity.