Since its founding in 1947, the University of Miami College of Engineering (CoE) has participated in extraordinary technological, industrial, and societal transformation. We have prepared leaders with the scientific and technical skills, and ethical and moral grounding, to drive positive change in industry, government, health care, academia, and allied sectors. From modest beginnings—our first graduating class was a single student—we have grown into a six-department College with a presence on all three University campuses (Coral Gables, Virginia Key, Downtown Miami) and degree programs at the undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral levels. In 2023, 40% of our undergraduates were women—a notable achievement in a discipline where women have historically been significantly underrepresented.
As we approach the University's centennial, we are moving forward with a boldly ambitious plan for our future that holds the promise of significant impact in the region, nation, and world—and with an outreach to space. Programs in advanced materials, aerosol science and technology, biomedical engineering, energy and environment, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, space sciences, sustainable construction, innovative educational programs among others, give us a strong platform for excelling in 21st-century discovery and problem-solving. We hope to accomplish this with high impact by collaborating with researchers and educators across the University to extend and deepen our understanding of these global challenges and holistically impart the skills needed to solve them.
Through the confluence of industry partnership, specialized research, and a thriving South Florida entrepreneurial ecosystem, the CoE is well-positioned to drive innovation, solve real-world problems, and educate the next generation of engineers.
