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2025 Commencement
Please refer to our McKelvey commencement webpage for information regarding:
- PhD Hooding Ceremony & Reception on May 9
- Bachelor & Masters Ceremony & Celebrations on May 10
Further information about the University-wide Commencement & Festival on May 12 is on the WashU Commencement page.
Momentum Magazine
Read about WashU's new $26 million decarbonization initiative, Chao Zhou's picture-perfect career and the art of science communication in the Fall 2024 issue of Engineering Momentum
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Our faculty push the boundaries
Meet the people solving our biggest problems.
Faculty Spotlight
Uses synthetic biology to produce better biofuels, chemicals and high-performance materials from engineered microbes
Fuzhong Zhang
Professor
Virtual tour preview
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Common study space in Jubel Hall
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A glimpse of a biomedical engineering lab in Whitaker Hall.
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McKelvey Hall is the new home to the Department of Computer Science & Engineering and support Washington University’s data science efforts.
Tour our buildings
The new complex for the McKelvey School of Engineering sits on the northeast corner of WashU's Danforth Campus. This area includes five academic buildings with research laboratories and specialized facilities that support the school's intellectual vision and plans.
Since 2000, more than $275 million has been invested in new and renovated engineering space.
The best things happen at the intersection of disciplines
At McKelvey Engineering students have the freedom to follow their passion and make a difference in the world. What's your path?
Engineering by the numbers
No. 12
Biomedical Engineering graduate program ranking in U.S. News
$57 million
in research awards (FY23)
28%
of first-year students are Pell Grant-eligible
Support for PhD students