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IDE Could be the Right Engineering Degree for You

Alumni from the program go everywhere traditional engineering alumni go and beyond. There are alumni taking traditional career paths at the likes of Ball Aerospace, but there are others who are working in consulting, taking an entrepreneurial track, teaching or even designing athletic shoes.

What do our alumni do?

93%

Students employed or in graduate school within 6 months of graduation

88%

Graduates (2021-22) who participated in an internship.

$72,000

Median salary for graduates employed full-time within 6 months of graduation

Admissions Requirements

Integrated Design Engineering admission requirements for new admits and transfer students follow the College of Engineering and Applied Science admission guidelines.

Once you have been admitted to the College of Engineering and Applied Science as an IDE student, you will be required to meet with the IDE advisor to approve your course curriculum.

Some IDE concentrations require additional admission requirements or fees. Your advisor will tell you if additional fees are required.
Concentrations and emphases do not need to be determined before being admitted to IDE.

Innovators and Inventors

Engineering projects expo celebrates collaborative, interdisciplinary design

The Integrated Design Engineering program presented their 50th project design expo on Dec. 3. The expo celebrates engineering solutions created by first, second and third-year students across majors. Read more

Students invent device for delivering COVID-19 vaccines to rural areas

Gary Yu, a mechanical emphasis and business concentration student was the test engineer for the 2021 first-prize New Venture Challenge Portavax, a portable, super cold vaccine transportation unit that can safely hold and transport up to 250 vaccine doses for four days. Read more

Rachel Sharpe conducts maintenance on one of the 3D printers.

Labs use 3D printers to create face shield parts for health care workers

Rachel Sharpe, Senior with a Mechanical Emphasis and Engineering Management concentration teamed up with the ITLP and other engineers at CU to help create personal protective equipment (PPE) for health care workers on the frontlines of the coronavirus crisis. Read more

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