three year trends · 2014-2015 | 2015-2016 | 2016-2017 three-year trend data demonstrates a strong,...

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

2014-2015 | 2015-2016 | 2016-2017

Three-year trend data demonstrates a strong, steady picture of success for College of Engineering

bachelor’s degree graduates. Approximately 90% of respondents reported secured first destinations

annually. Nearly two-thirds of graduates attained employment, while one-quarter enrolled in continuing

education. The average salary increased 8% over this three-year time period. This report shares trends for

the College of Engineering as a whole, followed by trends for individual academic majors.

THREE YEAR TRENDS

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING: THREE YEAR TRENDS

ILLINI SUCCESS | Three-Year Trends: 2014-2015 | 2015-2016 | 2016-2017 2

College of Engineering

Class Overview 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017

Number of Graduates 1,788 1,750 1,690

Number Respondents 1,406 1,371 1,273

Knowledge Rate 79% 78% 75%

Reported Secured First Destination 88% 91% 92%

Primary Status 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017

Employed 68% 69% 66%

Continuing Education 20% 22% 26%

Volunteer / Service <1% <1% <1%

Seeking 10% 8% 7%

Other 2% 1% 1%

Full-Time Employed Annual Salary 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017

Average Salary $69,627 $71,856 $75,450

25th Percentile $60,000 $60,000 $63,000

75th Percentile $75,000 $80,000 $85,000

Secured a First Destination Full-time Employment Salary Trends

(25th Percentile, Average, 75th Percentile)

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

2014-2015

Employed

2015-2016 2016-2017

Continuing Education Volunteer/Service

88% 91% 92%

2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017$50,000

$60,000

$70,000

$80,000

$90,000

$75,000$69,627$60,000

$80,000

$71,856

$60,000

$85,000

$75,450

$63,000



Aerospace Engineering

Class Overview 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017

Number of Graduates 76 92 101

Number Respondents 65 77 77



Primary Status 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017



Volunteer / Service 0% 0% 0%

Seeking 17% 16% 11%

Other 0% 0% 0%


Average Salary $62,933 $62,454 $69,180

25th Percentile $60,000 $59,000 $65,000

75th Percentile $67,000 $67,200 $72,000



0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

2014-2015

Employed

2015-2016 2016-2017


83% 84%89%

2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017$50,000

$60,000

$70,000

$80,000

$67,000$62,933$60,000

$67,200$62,454$59,000

$72,000$69,180$65,000



Agricultural & Biological Engineering

Class Overview 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017





Primary Status 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017




Seeking 3% 9% 11%

Other 0% 0% 5%


Average Salary $58,147 $59,863 $60,875

25th Percentile $55,000 $55,000 $50,250

75th Percentile $65,000 $64,500 $71,500



0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

2014-2015

Employed

2015-2016 2016-2017


97%91%

84%

2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017$50,000

$60,000

$70,000

$80,000

$65,000$58,147$55,000

$64,500

$59,863$55,000

$71,500

$60,875

$50,250



Bioengineering

Class Overview 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017





Primary Status 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017




Seeking 6% 3% 7%

Other 2% 0% 0%


Average Salary $62,338 $61,612 $65,374

25th Percentile $62,800 $60,000 $60,000

75th Percentile $70,000 $68,000 $71,000



0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

2014-2015

Employed

2015-2016 2016-2017


92% 97% 93%

2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017$60,000

$70,000

$80,000

$70,000

$62,800$62,338

$68,000

$61,612$60,000

$71,000

$65,374$60,000



Civil Engineering

Class Overview 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017





Primary Status 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017




Seeking 10% 8% 3%

Other 1% 1% 1%


Average Salary $58,787 $59,102 $61,063

25th Percentile $54,600 $55,000 $55,840

75th Percentile $60,000 $62,180 $65,000



0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

2014-2015

Employed

2015-2016 2016-2017


90% 91% 96%

2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017$50,000

$60,000

$70,000

$60,000$58,787$54,600

$62,180$59,102$55,000

$65,000

$61,063$55,840



Computer Engineering

Class Overview 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017





Primary Status 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017




Seeking 7% 8% 8%

Other 1% 1% 1%


Average Salary $81,748 $82,741 $88,369

25th Percentile $70,000 $70,000 $72,500

75th Percentile $92,500 $97,000 $104,000



0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

2014-2015

Employed

2015-2016 2016-2017


92% 91% 91%

2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017$70,000

$80,000

$90,000

$100,000

$110,000

$92,500

$81,748

$70,000

$97,000

$82,741

$70,000

$104,000

$88,369

$72,500



Computer Science

Class Overview 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017





Primary Status 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017




Seeking 5% 2% 3%

Other 1% 2% <1%


Average Salary $85,027 $92,569 $96,518

25th Percentile $72,000 $82,000 $80,000

75th Percentile $100,000 $106,000 $110,000



0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

2014-2015

Employed

2015-2016 2016-2017


93% 96% 97%

2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017$70,000

$80,000

$90,000

$100,000

$110,000

$100,000

$85,027

$72,000

$106,000

$92,569$82,000

$110,000

$96,518

$80,000



Electrical Engineering

Class Overview 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017





Primary Status 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017




Seeking 11% 8% 9%

Other 4% 2% 2%


Average Salary $68,392 $68,012 $71,166

25th Percentile $62,000 $62,500 $65,000

75th Percentile $72,000 $71,500 $74,000



0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

2014-2015

Employed

2015-2016 2016-2017


84%90% 89%

2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017$60,000

$70,000

$80,000

$72,000

$68,392

$62,000

$71,500

$68,012

$62,500

$74,000$71,166

$65,000



Industrial Engineering

Class Overview 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017





Primary Status 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017




Seeking 13% 13% 4%

Other 7% 2% 2%


Average Salary $63,328 $64,764 $61,540

25th Percentile $60,000 $60,000 $55,000

75th Percentile $68,000 $70,000 $66,000



0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

2014-2015

Employed

2015-2016 2016-2017


78%85%

94%

2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017$50,000

$60,000

$70,000$68,000

$63,328$60,000

$70,000

$64,764$60,000

$66,000

$61,540

$55,000



Materials Science & Engineering

Class Overview 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017





Primary Status 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017




Seeking 12% 11% 10%

Other 1% 1% 0%


Average Salary $60,910 $61,170 $68,225

25th Percentile $58,000 $55,000 $58,500

75th Percentile $65,000 $70,000 $75,500



0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

2014-2015

Employed

2015-2016 2016-2017


86% 88% 90%

2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017$50,000

$60,000

$70,000

$80,000

$65,000$60,910$58,000

$70,000

$61,170$55,000

$75,500

$68,225

$58,500



Mechanical Science & Engineering†a

Class Overview 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017





Primary Status 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017




Seeking 9% 7% 6%

Other 3% 1% 1%


Average Salary $66,127 $66,488 $65,570

25th Percentile $60,000 $60,000 $60,000

75th Percentile $70,000 $70,864 $70,000



0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

2014-2015

Employed

2015-2016 2016-2017


89% 92% 93%

2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017$60,000

$70,000

$80,000

$70,000

$66,127$60,000

$70,864

$66,488

$60,000

$70,000

$65,570$60,000



Nuclear, Plasma, & Radiological Engineering

Class Overview 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017





Primary Status 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017




Seeking 5% 14% 7%

Other 0% 0% 0%


Average Salary * $60,317* $61,750

25th Percentile * $53,008* $50,000

75th Percentile * $68,500* $70,000



0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

2014-2015

Employed

2015-2016 2016-2017


95%86%

93%

2014-2015* 2015-2016* 2016-2017$50,000

$60,000

$70,000$68,500

$60,317

$53,008

$70,000

$61,750

$50,000

* See endnote



Physics†b

Class Overview 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017





Primary Status 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017




Seeking 12% 8% 13%

Other 2% 0% 1%


Average Salary $62,042 $69,036 $66,990

25th Percentile $50,000 $53,000 $60,000

75th Percentile $70,154 $75,000 $75,000



0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

2014-2015

Employed

2015-2016 2016-2017


86%92%

86%

2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017$50,000

$60,000

$70,000

$80,000

$70,154

$62,042

$50,000

$75,000

$69,036

$53,000

$75,000

$66,990$60,000



Systems Engineering and Design (previously General Engineering)†c

Class Overview 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017





Primary Status 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017




Seeking 13% 2% 8%

Other 0% 2% 0%


Average Salary $62,721 $64,782 $63,927

25th Percentile $56,000 $60,000 $58,000

75th Percentile $68,500 $71,000 $68,000



0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

2014-2015

Employed

2015-2016 2016-2017


87%96% 92%

2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017$50,000

$60,000

$70,000

$80,000

$68,500

$62,721$56,000

$71,000$64,782$60,000

$68,000$63,927$58,000



† Notes on Majors:

a. The academic majors of (1) Engineering Mechanics and (2) Mechanical Engineering have been combined into the academic department of Mechanical Science and Engineering. This was due the need to protect the confidentiality of the smaller number of Engineering Mechanics graduates.

b. Due to strong cross-campus partnerships and overlaps in course offerings between Engineering Physics (College of Engineering) and Physics (College of Liberal Arts and Sciences) these two majors are presented together in the Illini Success reports as “Physics.”

c. Systems Engineering and Design represents a recent departmental and major name change. In the 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 annual reports, this major is represented as “General Engineering.” In the 2016-2017 report, and in future reports, it will be represented as “Systems Engineering and Design.”

* Note on Annual Salary:

Our Institutional Review Board requires a minimum number of responses from full-time employed graduates in the sample to protect confidentiality. In our first two years of data collection, that minimum was set at 20 respondents. In 2016-2017, the minimum was revised to 10 respondents. When the minimum number of respondents was not achieved during our first year of campus-wide data collection (2014-2015), salary data were not reported. In subsequent years, when the minimum number of respondents was not achieved, salary data were combined over the two most recent years to calculate summary statistics. All cases where annual data were combined are denoted with an asterisk.

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