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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Illinois

United States

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About

Aerospace engineers design, analyze, model, simulate, and test aircraft, spacecraft, satellites, missiles, rockets, and the larger systems in which these vehicles operate. The aerospace engineer is often a specialist in one of many areas such as propulsion, aerodynamics, fluids, materials, flight mechanics and avionics, heat transfer, structures, cost analysis, reliability, survivability, maintainability, operations research, marketing, or airspace management. Aerospace engineers have also applied their knowledge to related fields such as automated mass transportation, bioengineering, medical systems, environmental engineering, communications, and many more.

We educate the future leaders of aerospace engineering, so they can advance human knowledge, elevate society, and continue a tradition of creating wonder.

To do this we:

Have built an inclusive environment that draws excellence from the widest possible talent pool and has the broadest positive impact on society.
Provide an immersive hands-on residential learning experience with our courses and student groups.
Offer flexible local and remote options for professionals to advance their expertise in new and traditional areas.
Develop the teamwork skills needed for work on integrated projects.
Teach the rigorous fundamentals of flow, mechanics, materials, dynamics, and all the subdisciplines that impact modern aerospace engineering.
Cultivate an expert faculty, internationally renowned for their research impact and engaged in our educational mission.
Tackle current and emerging challenges of aerospace engineering, such as sustainability, hypersonics, autonomy, space systems, aerospace manufacturing, and next-generation computation.
Provide aerospace talent to meet industry needs.
Leverage our alumni family to drive our continuous improvement and commitment to excellence.

Elevate society. Create wonder.

Our programs are ranked in the top 10 by US News and World Report Rankings (2023)

Illinois Undergraduate Engineering Program

Undergraduate Aerospace Engineering Program

Graduate Aerospace Engineering Program

Duration

60 Months

Median Salary

$61,000

Ranking

#41

US World and News Report

#48

The World University Rankings

#69

QS World University Rankings

Intake

Fall ( Sept - Nov )

Intake

Spring ( Apr - June )

Class Profile

Class Size

Average Age

Average Work Experience

3 Years

Diversity

Black or African American:

14%

Hispanic or Latino:

Others:

White:

64%

Asian:

11%

Two or more races:

Career Outcomes

Median Earnings After Graduation

$61,000 / year

Graduation Rate

86%

Job Placement

95%

Prospective Job Roles

Research Scientist

Assistant Professor

Aviation Manager

Mechanical Engineer

Aerospace Engineer

Design Engineer

Propulsion Engineer

Engineering Consultant

Aerodynamics Engineer

Academic Researcher

Materials Engineer

Flight Test Engineer

Automotive Engineer

Top recruiters

Eligibility Criteria

English Proficiency Tests

IELTS
6.5
TOEFL
79

Application Requirements

Here's everything you need to know to ensure a complete and competitive application—covering the key documents and criteria for a successful submission.

Application Fee: 90

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Statement of Purpose
Passport
Resume
IELTS
General LOR
Semester wise Marksheet
General LOR
General LOR
Provisional Certificate
Degree Certificate

Application Deadlines

	Standard Deadline
Fall	Dec 1, 2024
Spring	Oct 8, 2024

Fees and Funding

Overall Cost

$19,488 / year

Funding Options

Department Funding

FAQs

The Thesis Office will send letters of appointment to your committee. They will also send a Certificate of Result of Preliminary Examination for the Doctoral Committee. Graduate Programs will send this form directly to your Chair. Your committee will need to indicate the results of the exam on the form and each member will need to sign it. The Chair will return this to Graduate Programs.
Each semester an email is sent to all graduate students asking who is planning to take the preliminary exam during the upcoming semester. You may respond to that email or send an email to [email protected] at any time.
The preliminary examination may be taken no earlier than the semester in which the candidate completes the twenty-fourth hour of coursework required in the second stage of the PhD program.
An email with information about the qualifying exam will be sent to all graduate students in early fall for the January offering and in spring for the August offering. Students interested in taking the qualifying exam will need to reply to the email and include a list of all coursework taken since the BS degree.
Students in the direct PhD program must take the Qualifying Exam no later than the third offering after their first term of enrollment. Students in the regular PhD program must take the Qualifying Exam no later than the second offering after their initial term of enrollment. Example: a student who initially enrolls in the fall semester, must take the exam on or before the following fall (if regular PhD program) or the following spring (if direct PhD program). You may take the exam earlier, if desired, with advisor permission.
The AE qualifying exam is offered twice per year - the week before classes begin in January and around the beginning of classes in August.