Welcome to the School of Engineering
We’re locally grown and nationally recognized
We were among the first 5 engineering programs in the nation and the first in South Carolina and the state’s first accredited program. Today, we have built a top-25 nationally ranked engineering program, among all institutions where the highest degree is a master’s degree – that is both public and affordable.
Read more about our 8th consecutive year as a top-25 nationally ranked program!
You Can Expect Great Things
Our students have had a near 99% job placement rate within the first 6-months of graduation. We constantly work collaboratively with leaders across the industry to make sure that our students are receiving an education that prepares them to be successful on day-1 as a new engineer or project manager. Our alumni can be found all over the world, working for some of the biggest names in the industry, providing solutions to our most critical global issues.
Inside the Gates: A Virtual Look for Cadet Applicants
Our Cadet Admissions Office is supporting a variety of alternative ways to connect to campus virtually to ensure the health and safety of The Citadel community. For more information on virtual and in-person visits, please go to https://www.citadel.edu/root/admissions-visit.
When you are kind, when you treat people with respect and show that you care about them, it goes a very long way.
One of the top objectives for the person selected to lead The Citadel School of Engineering will be to develop programs and practices with clear over-arching goals, in collaboration with faculty, staff, cadets and students, to guide the school’s evolution under the Our Mighty Citadel 2026 plan
Lt. Col. Robert Rabb, the Mechanical Engineering department head, describes the profession as "one of the broadest engineering disciplines."