Admissions
NPRE ILLINOIS is at the leading edge of research that has the ability to change the way we live. Developing safer, more reliable energy sources; packing more power into semiconductor chips; improving medical imaging tools and techniques; and protecting the world that we share are primary areas of focus for our department. Join us as we work together to improve the world around us.
Undergraduate
NPRE will offer you a great foundation with a well-respected engineering program.
Graduate
We are one of the top-ranked graduate nuclear engineering programs in the U.S. Want to become a leader in researchand innovation in this field?
Why NPRE?
Salary Averages
A degree from NPRE ILLINOIS will prepare you to achieve your professional goals. NPRE graduates in the past five years reported annual incomes of over $75,000.
Careers
Our graduates land positions with industry leaders like Constellation, TerraPower, Entergy, Westinghouse, Intel, ASML, Jensen Hughes, and many national laboratories. Employers can be grouped roughly into nuclear utilities or energy providers, nuclear utility engineering consulting and design support firms, semiconductor fabrication companies, medical imaging device research and design, radiation detector research and design, private and federal research and development labs.
Research
With a net faculty increase in recent years and over $8 million in research expenditures annually, NPRE ILLINOIS stands out among its peers.
Facilities
With a world-known high-tech fusion device (HIDRA), the Functional X-Ray Imaging Lab, and numerous cutting-edge facilities, NPRE helps students have access to resources that they need.
Plan a Visit
Students and Parents, Interested in Visiting the NPRE Department, The Grainger College of Engineering, or the Illinois campus? Learn more using the links below.
General Questions
Nuclear, Plasma & Radiological Engineering
Suite 100 Talbot Laboratory, MC-234
104 South Wright Street
Urbana, IL 61801
217/333-2295
fax: 217/333-2906