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About | College of Engineering & Petroleum

The College of Engineering & Petroleum provides quality engineering education for the needs of the society, and the institutional vision to develop an elite college as the leading engineering institution in the Middle East, recognized for its outstanding education, research and outreach programs, and for the quality, character, and integrity of its graduates. The college endeavors to create a dynamic academic and research environment, keeping pace with scientific and technological developments in engineering for addressing the immediate and long-term needs of society. 

The College has seven departments, offering seven Engineering programs, and awards Bachelor of Science degrees in Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical, Civil, Computer, Petroleum and Industrial & Management System Engineering. Graduate programs leading to Masters of Science degree are offered in Electrical, Civil, Mechanical, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering. The students are admitted into the College after successful completion of secondary school, with science major or equivalent, and with a minimum overall score of 80%. The number of registered students in the academic year 2007/2008 was 3,160, and since its establishment, the College has graduated 7,077 students with Bachelor’s degree, and 730 with Master’s. The College has 209 staff members, and a well-developed scholarship program facilitates Kuwaiti nationals to pursue doctoral studies aboard. Students in the engineering programs must satisfactorily complete a minimum of 144 credits, with a common 73-credit component under core Engineering Curriculum, and 71 credits for departmental major courses.  

Enrollment Data

Student body per academic year

Academic Year CE ChE PE ME IMSE EE CpE
2022 – 2023 1015 535 283 594 200 591 768
2021 – 2022 911 530 284 496 176 526 675
2020 – 2021 974 598 320 666 204 677 671
2019 – 2020 985 652 337 776 263 825 710
2018 – 2019 949 626 348 870 308 1021 738

Graduation

Graduation per academic year

Academic Year CE ChE PE ME IMSE EE CpE
2022 – 2023 * * * * * * *
2021 – 2022 152 111 55 123 40 148 99
2020 – 2021 181 101 57 144 42 161 102
2019 – 2020 174 132 63 97 65 186 75
2018 – 2019 189 113 58 86 67 222 65