About the Department
The University of Minnesota Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is one of the 12 academic departments that make up the University's Institute of Technology (the college that encompasses engineering, the physical sciences, and mathematics), and is consistently ranked among the top 20 of all Electrical and Computer Engineering programs in the United States. To learn more about the history of the department, we invite you to visit the History section of our Web site.
About the University and Community
The University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota is one of the largest state universities in America, with an average yearly enrollment of approximately 40,000 undergraduate and 15,000 graduate students. The main university in the Twin Cities is located along the banks of the Mississippi River in downtown Minneapolis. The university also has many satellite campuses, facilities, and research centers located throughout the state, including Duluth, Morris, Crookston, Rochester, and many other locations.
The Twin Cities: Minneapolis and Saint Paul
Minneapolis is the largest city in the state of Minnesota, and St. Paul is the state capital of Minnesota. The Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area is the most highly populated area in Minnesota, and is the 15th-largest metropolitan area in the United States. The Twin Cities is a vibrant, bustling metropolis, with a thriving economy, and is considered the capital for the arts in the Upper Midwest region of the United States.
For more information, please see the Wikipedia entry about the Twin Cities.