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Welcome to Gator Chemical Engineering

Your future starts here!

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Congratulations on your acceptance to the University of Florida. You’re about to embark on an exciting journey filled with innovation, discovery, and limitless possibilities!

As a future Gator Chemical Engineer, you’ll be part of a top-ranked program that equips you with the skills to solve global challenges, drive technological advancements, and make a real impact in industries like renewable energy, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and environmental sustainability.

We can’t wait to welcome you to campus and help you turn your passion into purpose!

Missed the Info Session?

No worries—you can still explore what makes our program unique. Download the presentation to learn about our curriculum, research opportunities, and what it’s like to be a Gator Chemical Engineer.

Info Session Presentation

What does a career in Chemical Engineering look like?

As a Chemical Engineer, your career options are diverse and exciting. You will develop the skills needed to design processes to produce anything made by chemical or biological means, including consumer products, food and beverages, pharmaceuticals, specialty chemicals, semiconductors, biomaterials, pulp and paper, polymers, and more.

Industries Employing Our Recent Graduates
Industries Employing Our Recent Graduates:
The circle graph is divided into the following areas: 3% Software, 3% Environmental, 3% Construction, 3% Financial, 4% Consulting, 4% Industrial,
5% Paper, 6% Aerospace, 7% Consumer Products, 7% Chemicals & Materials, 12% Energy, 12% Food/Drinks, 13% Electronic Materials, 15% Pharma/Medical and 4% Other.

Want to learn more about careers in chemical engineering?

Check out Dr. Vincent Tocco’s Industries in Chemical Engineering playlist.

The CHE student center

The University of Florida is among the best institutions in the country to study Chemical Engineering. As a ChemE student, you will be welcomed and mentored by a diverse community that will support your efforts now and after graduation. In addition to offering a top-quality education, here are a few other ways:

  • We strongly support various ChemE-focused student organizations such as our student chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), and competition teams, such as Chem-E Car and Chem-E Cube through travel awards, scholarships and funds to attend conferences, and to support professional development.
  • The Chemical Engineering Peer Advisors (ChEPAs) is an organization composed of
    upper-level students dedicated to mentoring new students.
  • Our renovated student center reopened in February 2025. This building has over 2,000 sq ft of dedicated space for students to meet, study, and attend student organization meetings and functions (including game nights!) Our alumni funded this space to support you.

We offer great value

  • 14:1 student-to-faculty ratio
  • $6,380 annual in-state tuition
  • 28 faculty, including six full-time teaching-focused faculty, allows us to offer every core course in both fall and spring semesters (and some in the summer semesters)
  • Opportunity to earn a combined BS/MS degree with reduced cost and time commitment

Learn in our state-of-the-art facilities

  • $44 million in recent investments in the ChemE Building and student center
  • $500K in teaching lab upgrades with state-of-the-art equipment

Student success is our goal

  • 90% retention rate of students that passed the first ChemE class
  • 78% of students secure a job or graduate/professional school placement
    at the time of graduation
  • 59% of students graduate with research experience
  • 77% of students gain internships/co-op experiences
  • 80% of students graduate with honors

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