Florida International University College of Engineering and Computing - Accomplishments and Rankings

Accomplishments and Rankings

• The Institute of Transportation Engineering has named the College’s Student chapter the #1 transportation program for three out of the past six years.

• The team from the ABC/FIU Student Chapter in Construction Management won the Grand Champions Award at the 6th Annual Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Construction Management Competition, held in March in Las Vegas. FIU also won first place in estimating (in a tie with University of Washington) and second place in project management/scheduling.

• The College’s Solar Decathlon student team Won #1 in the Energy Balance Competition, was Voted Most Popular in DIY Network, and finished #13 overall in an unparalleled solar competition to design, build, and operate the most attractive and energy-efficient solar-powered home. FIU was the only university from Florida and the entire Southeast to compete.

• IEEE Student Branch won the first place of the Annual Software Competition beating major schools in the Southeast USA at the 2005 IEEE Regions Southeast Conference.

• The Biomedical Engineering Society student chapter has won the "Fleetest Fleet" award two years running (2004 and 2005) in the Annual Biomedical Engineering Society Meeting.

• BME has the highest percentage of Honors students at the undergraduate level and highest percentage of Presidential Fellows at the graduate level for the entire University.

• Eta Kappa Nu Kappa Delta Chapter is a proud recipient of the National Outstanding Chapter Award (OCA) for 2004-05. The OCA is a mark of significant distinction for a college chapter.

• Materials Advantage was awarded the “Chapter of Excellence” for two years in a row, 2004 and 2005.

• The College of Engineering and Computing is ranked #1 in awarding Engineering Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees to Hispanics in the continental US and #1 in enrolling Hispanic graduate students in science and engineering in the continental US.

• The College has the 2nd largest number of degree programs in engineering in the State of Florida.

• The Lehman Transportation Center is the largest Transportation Engineering graduate program in the state of Florida.