Viterbi School at a Glance

Founded: USC engineering beegan in 1905.

Student Population: Approximately 1,800 undergraduate students and 3,500 graduate students from 110 countries.

Faculty: 166 tenured and tenure-track faculty, with 49 endowed chairs and professorships.

Academic Departments: 8

Alumni: More than 30,000

Centers: Awarded two National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Research Centers (ERC); first University Center of Excellence funded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security; home to the Information Sciences Institute.

Annual Research Support: Approximately $170 million, with more than 45 research centers and institutes.

Ranking: Consistently ranked among top 10 engineering programs.

Distance Education Network: The nation's largest e-learning professional engineering program.

Departments & Chairs

Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering: Michael E. Kassner

Astronautics and Space Technology Division: Daniel Erwin

Biomedical Engineering: Michael C. K. Khoo

Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science: Theodore Tsotsis

Civil and Environmental Engineering: Jean-Pierre Bardet

Computer Science: Ramesh Govindan

Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering: P. Daniel Dapkus, electrophysics chair; Alexander A. "Sandy" Sawchuk, systems chair

Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering: James E. Moore, II

Special Programs

• Aviation Safety & Security
• Information Technology
• Petroleum Engineering
• Systems Architecting & Engineering