Rankings
The department's undergraduate program is ranked first in the nation among departments with a PhD program and the graduate program is ranked second in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report.
Students
| Enrollment (Fall 2017) | |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate | 599 |
| Graduate | 330 |
| Total Enrollment | 929 |
| Degrees Awarded (2016-17) | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's | 188 |
| Master's | 94 |
| Ph.D. | 21 |
| Total Awarded | 303 |
| Diversity - Undergraduate (Fall 2017) | |
|---|---|
| Female |
18.7% |
| Hispanic |
14.0% |
| Asian |
8.6% |
| African American |
1.5% |
| 2 or more |
1.5% |
| American Indian |
0.1% |
| International |
28.2% |
Faculty
With a high quality student body and outstanding faculty, the department is well poised to achieve its mission of excellence. Some indicators of our faculty recognition include:
- 1 University Distinguished professor
- 16 Professors
- 4 Associate professors
- 6 Assistant professors
- 3 Lecturers
- 11 Professors of engineering practice
- 1 Visiting professor
- 3 National Engineering Academy members
- 18 Society of Petroleum Engineers distinguished members
Research Areas
Unconventional Resource Development
Hydraulic Fracturing
Acid Stimulation
Reservoir Simulation
Reservoir Characterization
Enhanced Recovery
Pore-Scale Physics and Chemistry
Advanced Drilling Technologies
Well and Reservoir Diagnosis
Resource Assessments and Uncertainty