Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Discover your purpose at Iowa State! Our electrical engineering, computer engineering, and software engineering programs are some of the best in the nation, and we provide a first-rate education for an exceptional value.

Our program will prepare you for a successful career:

• Each semester, nearly 300 employers come to campus to recruit our graduates—giving you the access and networking opportunities to secure a job right after (or even before) graduation.
• In fact, 98 percent of engineering graduates at Iowa State routinely lineup jobs in their field within six months of graduation.
• Starting salaries begin at about $58,000 for electrical and computer engineers.
  

You can make a difference in the world as an electrical or computer engineer, too, since engineers create technology critical to the United States’ energy, medical, security, and transportation infrastructures. For example, engineers develop software to monitor systems that run your car, systems to secure America’s power grid, devices to improve diagnosis of diseases, and circuits and chips to make your cell phone, MP3 player, and computer smaller, faster, and better.

So what are you waiting for? Apply to Iowa State University and begin discovering your purpose today!

• Learn more about electrical engineering, computer engineering, and software engineering undergraduate majors.

• Find out why current students chose ISU and electrical and computer engineering.

• Talk to a current student about what it's like to be an electrical, computer, or software engineering student at Iowa State.
  
  
• Read about our graduate programs and our concurrent master's degree program for undergraduates.

• Arrange a campus visit or find out more about the admissions process.

• Apply to Iowa State University.

• Discover what life at Iowa State is all about.

• Learn about student resources or speak with an electrical, computer, or software engineering academic adviser.

• Incoming Students: Recently accepted? Learn more about what to expect your first year at Iowa State.

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