Graduate students at Illinois enjoy an environment marked by collaboration among faculty and students in some of the highest-ranked graduate programs in the nation.
Leading with Research
At Illinois, research shapes the campus identity, stimulates classroom instruction and serves as a springboard for public engagement activities throughout the world. With more than 50 research centers and institutes, the College of Engineering at Illinois continues its long tradition of groundbreaking accomplishments with remarkable new discoveries and achievements that inspire and enrich the lives of people around the world.
Graduate education is central to our mission as a land-grant research university of world-class stature. Conducted independently and in collaboration with faculty, the research and creative projects of our graduate students increase our shared knowledge. A brief history of the university and profiles of graduate students are provided in the Graduate Research brochure.
