Research in the College of Engineering
The USA College of Engineering is part of a growing research university of over 14,000
students located on the Gulf Coast, in a region experiencing robust economic growth.
The total external research income awarded to the College was over $9M in fiscal year
2022-2023.
The University of South Alabama has Carnegie Classification “Doctoral University:
High Research Activity” and is recognized as a National University by USNews.com and
by “Washington Monthly”.
As well as a Ph.D. degree in Systems Engineering, the College offers research-oriented
Masters’ degrees in Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering,
Mechanical Engineering, and Systems Engineering. The College is also a highly active
participant in the interdisciplinary Ph.D. programs in Biomedical Engineering and
in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering.
Shelby Hall, a 165,000ft² state-of-the-art computing and engineering building completed
in 2012, provides an outstanding research and education facility for the College.
Mobile and the eight surrounding counties received one of 12 U.S. Department of Commerce
designations as a “Manufacturing Community.” This geographic area contains 1.2 million
people within a 60 mile radius, the 11th largest port in the U.S.A., the Mobile Aeroplex
at Brookley capable of handling aircraft as large as a C-5A Galaxy heavy transport
airplane, the largest combined student population between New Orleans, LA and Tallahassee,
FL, and over $5B in private investment in recent years from Airbus, Thyssen-Krupp
& Austal.