Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering Olin Way | Needham, MA 02492-1200
Olin College of ENGINEERING
QUICK FACTS Located in Needham, MA, Olin was founded in the late 1990s to revitalize engineering education and educate a new generation of innovators. Starting from a clean slate, Olin has reinvented the engineering curriculum to be about innovation, entrepreneurship and addressing global challenges.
STUDENT PROFILE Enrollment: 344 (46% female/54% male) Admission Rate: 19.4% Yield: 54% Origins: 38 states, 17 foreign nationals, 28 with international backgrounds Average Entering GPA: 4.3/4.0 scale (weighted) Testing: SAT median is 1490 (combined math/verbal)
Alumni PROFILE
Class of 2011 six months post-graduation
Employed or in Graduate School: 94% Employed: 62% Graduate School in Engineering, Math or Science: 26% Graduate School — Other: 2% Entrepreneurs: 4% Other: 6% Average Starting Salary (based on self-reported information): $69,799
classes of 2006-2012 Fulbright Scholars: 9 NSF Graduate Research Awards: 34 Honorable Mentions: 16 Goldwater Scholars: 1 Honorable Mentions: 2 Top Employers: athenahealth, Boeing, Energy Solutions, Google, Microsoft, Pocket Gems, Rockwell Automation Top Graduate Schools: Babson College, Carnegie Mellon University, Cornell University, Harvard University, MIT, Stanford University
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RANKINGS + AWARDS
Olin’s rich learning environment is reflected in its outstanding results on the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) which gauges levels of students’ involvement with their learning. In 8 out of 10 NSSE metrics, Olin scored above the 90th percentile mark. These metrics measure Level of Academic Challenge, Active and Collaborative Learning, Student-Faculty Interaction, Supportive Learning Environment and Enriching Educational Experiences.
RANKINGS
• US News & World Report (2011): #8 Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs, non-doctoral; #1 Easiest to Get Involved • Princeton Review (2011): Best 376 Colleges; Best Colleges in Northeast; and Best Value College • Fiske Guide 2012 Best Buy Schools • PARADE Magazine: College A-List (2010) • Parents & Colleges: #1 Top Ten Financial Aid Providers (2011)
Recent AWARDS + HONORS Institutional • Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Innova Award for Innovation (2010) • Chronicle of Higher Education: One of Nation’s Top Producers of Fulbright Scholars Individual • President Miller elected to National Academy of Engineering • ASEE Best Paper Award presented to professors Yevgeniya Zastavker, Debbie Chachra, Lynn Andrea Stein, Alisha SarangSieminski and Caitrin Lynch • I nnovation in Entrepreneurship Pedagogy Award presented to Associate Professor Stephen Schiffman •H elen Plants Award presented to professors Sherra Kerns and Mark Somerville •G old Medal in annual University Physics Competition presented to Rebecca Schutzengel ‘13, Patrick Varin ‘14 and Brendan Quinlivan ‘14 under the guidance of Associate Professor Yevgeniya Zastavker • Professors Sarah Spence Adams, John Geddes and Mark Somerville named to Princeton Review’s Best 300 Professors •N ational Defense Science and Engineering Grant awarded to Alison Schmidt ‘07 • J uliana Nazare ‘14 accepted into the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals
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EFFORTS TO TRANSFORM ENGINEERING EDUCATION Olin aspires to help catalyze change in engineering education and the practice of engineering by serving as a model for other institutions. Here are some of the ways Olin has made a difference in engineering education: • OLIN’S CURRICULUM HAS ATTRACTED WORLDWIDE ATTENTION, as more than 100 U.S. and international institutions interested in learning about Olin’s innovations visited over the last two years. • Olin-inspired curriculum is now in use at nine other universities. • Olin-Illinois Partnership now involves 1,500 students per year. • Olin kicked off its INITIATIVE FOR INNOVATION IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION (I2E2) Summer Institute in June 2010; since then the program has doubled in enrollment. • Olin was featured in the PBS NEWSHOUR DIGITAL TOWN HALL “Education for Innovation” event in December 2010 as one of two global examples of innovation in education. • OLIN-STANFORD PARTNERSHIP – Olin and Stanford University agreed to work together to transform engineering education in the areas of curriculum, pedagogy and organizational change. • Olin sponsors the annual INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT DESIGN SUMMIT (IDDS). IDDS is a gathering of 48 participants representing 17 countries working together to produce innovative, scalable technologies and enterprises to improve the lives of people living in poverty around the world. • Olin co-hosted, alongside partner schools Babson and Wellesley Colleges, an NAE GRAND CHALLENGE SUMMIT: The Educational Imperatives of the Grand Challenges at Wellesley College. The event attracted more than 400 educators, business people, policy makers and others concerned with revamping the nation’s education system to deal with these challenges. • At this event Babson-Olin-Wellesley announced a tri-campus initiative focusing on environmental sustainability. • Olin co-hosted the ENGINEER OF THE FUTURE 3.0 SUMMIT attracting nearly 300 national and international participants to discuss new directions for engineering education. • Olin co-hosted the 2nd NAE GRAND CHALLENGE SUMMIT with Duke University and USC in September 2010. The event attracted more than 1,000 registrants, including 400 students, to discuss the world’s most critical engineering problems.
Faculty Profile • Full-Time Faculty: 35 (40% female/60% male) • Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 9:1
OLIN INNOVATES • Every student receives a half-tuition merit scholarship for 4 years • Olin’s student body is nearly gender balanced, a rarity in engineering education • Olin has no traditional academic departments and no tenure •7 0% of students complete an internship or research experience •E very Olin student must start and run a business •O lin’s alumni giving rate is ranked #1 in the nation, according to the Council for Aid to Education
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS • Average Grant Expenditures (past 5 years): $1,257,001 • NSF: REU Site: Engineering Education Research: Understanding and Improving Student Experiences ($423,565) • Ohio State University/NSF: Capillary morphogenesis is modulated by interplay between cell force generation, adhesion and matrix stiffness ($108,180) • NCIIA : The Affordable Design and Entrepreneurship Initiative ($48,600) • NSF: Exploring the Relationship Between Self-Efficacy and ProjectBased Learning Among Engineering Students ($400,084) • NIH: A Mathematical Model of Microvascular Remodeling: Endothelial Dysfunction in Obesity, Diabetes and Hypertension ($273,000) • NSF Collaborative Research: National Dissemination of the LongTerm Undergraduate Research (LURE) Model ($677,894)
www.olin.edu Olin Way, Needham, MA 02492-1200 781 292-2300
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