College of

ENGINEERING

Drosdick Hall, Home of the College of Engineering

Introducing Drosdick Hall

A world-class facility designed to match a world-class education, the new home of the College of Engineering furthers Villanova’s commitment to igniting change through interdisciplinary research and innovative teaching and learning.

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EXPLORE YOUR OPTIONS

DEPARTMENTS

Four academic departments are home to undergraduate and graduate programs and 70+ full-time faculty.

RESEARCH

Faculty and students engage in research in 7 centers of excellence and several specialty areas.

BACHELOR'S

Pursue your BS or 5-year BS/MS in Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.

MASTER'S

Advance your career with one of 9 part-time or full-time grad programs—available on campus or online.

DOCTORAL

Our distinctive PhD program educates highly qualified scholars for academia, industry and government.

CERTIFICATE

Earn your graduate certificate in one of 15+ programs; most can be completed entirely online.

THE VILLANOVA ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE

 

 

ENGINEERING AT A GLANCE

98.2%

SUCCESSFUL UNDERGRADUATE PLACEMENT RATE

  

90%

WHO WANT AN INTERNSHIP HAVE AT LEAST ONE

  

483

GRADUATE STUDENTS

  

88%

OF MASTER'S STUDENTS GRADUATE WITHIN 3 YEARS

  

35%

FEMALE ENGINEERING UNDERGRADUATES

  

93.3%

FRESHMAN-TO-SOPHOMORE RETENTION RATE

  

CHANGEMAKERS

ENGINEERING NEWS

Dr. Kelly Good

Grants Roundup: Engineering Faculty Receive 10 Grants in First Quarter of Fiscal Year

In the first quarter of the fiscal year 2024-2025, the Villanova University College of Engineering was awarded 10 grants, totaling more than $1 million. Below are the details of these awards, along with their principal investigators.

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

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Dr. Talla

Deepu Talla, PhD, ’98 MSEE, Presents the 2024 Ward Lecture on Robotics and Artificial Intelligence

Dr. Talla, Vice President and General Manager of Robotics and Edge Computing at NVIDIA spoke about how the company is working with every AI and robotics company in the world to build a better future.

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

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E2SI Group in Panama

Engineering Entrepreneurship Summer Institute Goes International in Panama

Open to all Villanova undergraduate students regardless of their major, the eight-week, 16-credit minor program combines rigorous online entrepreneurship courses taught by esteemed faculty members, followed by three weeks living and studying outside Panama City, Panama.

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

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Deepu Talla, PhD, ’98 MS

From Student to Mentor: Deepu Talla, PhD, ’98 MS, Pays It Forward with Endowed Graduate Fellowship

Grateful for the support that shaped his future success, Talla has made a gift to the College of Engineering to create the Dr. S. S. Rao Memorial Endowed Graduate Fellowship. Starting this fall, Talla’s generosity will fund the tuition and living expenses for graduate students in Electrical or Computer Engineering.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

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Villanova Researchers Awarded Major NSF Grant to Address Flood Risks and Transportation Challenges for Vulnerable Communities

Villanova Researchers Awarded Major NSF Grant to Address Flood Risks and Transportation Challenges for Vulnerable Communities

Chenfeng Xiong, PhD, Virginia Smith, PhD, and Peleg Kremer, PhD, with support from Bridget Wadzuk, PhD, have been awarded $750,000 of a $2 million research grant by the National Science Foundation (NSF) for a project designed to reduce the vulnerability of underserved communities to the social and environmental impacts of urban flooding events.

OCTOBER 3, 2024

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