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Undergraduate Students

The department offers an ABET-accredited BS in electrical and computer engineering, a hands-on design capstone experience, mentorship on engineering ethics and professional communication, and advanced electives in topics related to semiconductors, signal and image processing, and robotics.

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Graduate Students

Our master’s and PhD programs in electrical engineering provide close links to faculty and the ability to specialize in subfields ranging from nanoscale electronics to digital audio and music.

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Research

As part of a world-class R1 University, our students at all levels participate in cutting-edge research led by award-winning faculty. We also collaborate with University of Rochester Medicine, Goergen Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, the Laboratory for Laser Energetics, and more.

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In the News

What is studying electrical and computer engineering like at URochester?

Students in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering explore the technologies powering modern innovation and build systems to shape how people live and work. They develop practical, high-demand technical skills and work across disciplines and industries.

  • 250students studying electrical and computer engineering in fall 2025

    There were 141 undergraduate students and 109 graduate students enrolled in fall 2025.

  • 13 : 1student to faculty ratio

    Our department is large enough to cover the breadth of the discipline yet small enough for students at all levels to work directly with faculty in labs.

  • 6 of the 8newest tenure-track faculty

    Have won prestigious national awards for early-career professors, including the NSF CAREER Awards, the NASA Early Career Faculty Award, and the NSF PECASE awards.

Selçuk Köse's headshot.

Meet the Chair

Selçuk Köse

Professor Selçuk Köse became chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering on July 1, 2026, succeeding Marvin Doyley.

Professor Köse is no stranger to the department. He earned his PhD in electrical and computer engineering at Rochester in 2012, spent nearly seven years at the University of South Florida, and returned to Rochester in 2019, becoming a full professor in 2024.

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