Revolutionary Engineering
Academics
Pursue your passion in the Riccio College of Engineering with its 8 BS majors; 19 MS/PhD programs; 10 4+1 BS/MS programs; 20 minors, certificates, concentrations, & flexible/hybrid options.
Student voices
For students in the Riccio College of Engineering, the academic, social, and professional opportunities are endless.
World-class research
From developing life-saving medical devices to advancing technologies for sustainable energy, our students and faculty are conducting groundbreaking research that invites the pursuit of a bold new path to a better future.
We're now the Riccio College of Engineering
Visionary leader Dan Riccio invests his expertise and $50 million to propel the college forward—our best days lie ahead!
Meet Dan Riccio
Dan Riccio ’86, ’24MS is a respected leader, recently retired from Apple Inc, who over the past three decades played a lead role in creating the most innovative products in the world. Riccio is "excited to make this gift and partner with UMass to take the College of Engineering to the next level...
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Xu has engineered a pioneering cytokine-sensing device to monitor potentially fatal immune responses more accurately and rapidly than the state of the art.
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Work led by CEE's Simos Gerasimidis has been awarded a 2026 IDEAS Award by the American Institute of Steel Construction.
To Fight Cancer, Scientists Customize Cellular Protein
Researchers at UMass Amherst develop methods that could offer tailored treatments for specific cancers with fewer side effects.