College of Engineering

Research = Real World Impact

Research at the Boston University College of Engineering creates solutions that will impact people’s lives, from medicine and vaccines to robots and artificial intelligence.

This research requires converging the knowledge and viewpoints of diverse people from multiple disciplines. We have created a strategy that seeks to capitalize on, and accelerate, this transformative approach to engineering innovation and education.

Engineering Students Built a Solar-Powered Water Heater

Mechanical engineering students spent two semesters designing and building a device that sustainably provides hot water. Watch to find out how they did it.

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Engineered for Impact

Three key components define our future—and the future of engineering:

Why BU ENG?

# 15

among all private graduate engineering programs in the United States

TOP 20 %

of engineering schools in the United States

# 10

research expenditures per faculty member among private engineering schools

$ 150 M

engineering-related research expenditures