Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Welcome!

Welcome to Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECpE) at Iowa State University. Our undergraduate and graduate majors in electrical and computer engineering will prepare you for an exciting career. Our department strives to provide an outstanding educational program that enables our graduates to become leaders in their profession and in technology research.

At Iowa State, you'll get a first-rate education for a great value. You'll get hands-on experience and work with researchers recognized nationally and internationally. Plus, you can become one of our thousands of successful alumni pursuing careers at major corporations, governmental science agencies, and more.

Begin your adventure at Iowa State today.

Contact our Student Services department to talk with an advisor and learn about your academic options, as well as tuition and financial aid at Iowa State.

Research Highlights

Assistant Professors Yong Guan, Julie Dickerson, and Tom Daniels have received a $1.2 million contract from the Disruptive Technology Office (formerly Advanced Research and Development Activity) to develop software to "fingerprint" computer criminals. Read more in the 2006 Research Highlights magazine.

Did You Know?

In 1971, Iowa State engineering graduate student David Nicholas invented the digital encoding process that led to the development of the first generation of low-cost facsimile machines.

Got Questions?

We've got answers. Contact us by phone at 515-294-2664 or e-mail.