JONSSON SCHOOL FACT SHEET

Overview
Strategically located in the Telecom Corridor, home of the second-largest
high-tech economy in the U.S., the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering &
Computer Science at the University of Texas at Dallas is in the midst of a
$300 million initiative that includes a new state-of-the-art 192,000-squarefoot
interdisciplinary research building.

Full-Time Faculty
97

Degrees Offered
Bachelor of Science
Computer engineering, computer science, electrical  engineering, mechanical engineering, software engineering, telecommunications engineering

Master of Science
Computer engineering, computer science, electrical  engineering, EE/microelectronics, EE/telecommunications, engineering management, materials science & engineering, mechanical engineering, telecommunications engineering

Doctor of Philosophy
Computer engineering, computer science, electrical  engineering, geospatial information services, materials science & engineering, software engineering, telecommunications engineering

Enrollment (Fall 2007)

• Bachelor of science: 1,555
• Master of science: 738
• Ph.D.: 311

Degrees Granted (2006/2007)

• Bachelor of science: 298
• Master of science: 245
• Ph.D.: 46

Entering Freshmen
Nearly 60 percent were ranked in the top quarter of their high school graduating class

Research Funding (2007)
$27.6 million

Technology Focus Areas

• Analog and mixed-signal circuits and systems
• Bioengineering
• Human communication technology
• Information assurance and cyber security
• Nanoelectronic materials, devices and systems
• RF/microwave technology
• Wireless communications engineering

Core Competences

• Computer systems
• Software engineering
• Optics, electro-optics and photonics
• Digital circuits and systems
• Microelectronics, MEMS and NEMS

Additional Facts

• The Jonsson School has more than doubled its research funding
  since 2004 and plans to double it again by the end of the
  decade, topping $50 million annually.
• Research investigations at the school involve such cutting-edge
  technology as carbon nanotubes, microelectromechanical systems,
  semiconductor design and manufacturing, wireless networking,
  cochlear implant technology, medical imaging, speech
  recognition and cybersecurity.
• The Jonsson School has significantly increased the size of its
  faculty in recent years, hiring top recent graduates of Stanford
  University, Cornell University, Purdue University, Georgia Tech
  and UCLA as well as seasoned professionals from Rutgers University, USC, UC Davis, Freescale Semiconductor and elsewhere.
• The school is in the process of adding new programs and
  departments in materials science and engineering,
  bioengineering, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering
  and systems engineering.
• The Jonsson School operates the largest internship and cooperative
  education program of its kind in Texas, averaging more
  than 500 student placements a year at Dallas-area
  high-tech companies.
• The school’s computer science program ranks third in the state
  and 29th nationally based on faculty members’ research
  productivity, according to a June 2007 article in the journal of
  the Association for Computing Machinery.
• The school’s graduate program in software engineering ranks
  second in the state and 24th worldwide based on faculty
  members’ research productivity, according to the Association for
  Computing Machinery article.
• Explore our faculty research summaries at:
  http://ecs.utdallas.edu/research/summaries-web.pdf.

 

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