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Illinois MatSE is built on philosophy that emphasizes both a solid engineering foundation and hands-on learning. Check out our courses to see how your interests and talents fit with what our program has to offer.
Student Experiences
Get the perspective of other students and their experiences as current and graduated MatSE students.
The people within the MatSE Department are what makes it so extraordinary. At Illinois you’re always going to find brilliant and hardworking engineering students, but MatSE people have something special.”
Mackenzie Kurth
MatSE Undergraduate Student
Just the Facts
ranked undergraduate program
U.S. News & World Report
materials department in the nation
sq ft of undergraduate labs with cutting-edge equipment