The College of Science and Engineering (CSE) is one of the colleges of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota. On July 1, 2010, the college was officially renamed from the Institute of Technology (IT). It was created in 1935 by bringing together the university's programs in engineering, mining, architecture, and chemistry. Today, CSE contains 12 departments and 24 research centers that focus on engineering, the physical sciences, and mathematics. Rankings The programs offered by the College of Science and Engineering are rated among the best in the nation, particularly in Chemical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering. Departments Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics Biomedical Engineering Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Chemistry Civil, Environmental, and GeoEngineering Computer Science and Engineering Earth Sciences (formerly called Geology and Geophysics) Electrical and Computer Engineering Industrial and Systems Engineering Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Physics and Astronomy Additionally, CSE pairs with other departments at the University to offer degree-granting programs in: Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, with CFANS (formerly two departments: Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, and Bio-based Products) Statistics And two other CSE units grant advanced degrees: Technological Leadership Institute (formerly Center for the Development of Technological Leadership) History of Science and Technology Research centers BioTechnology Institute Characterization Facility Charles Babbage Institute - CBI website Digital Technology Center William I. Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Industrial Partnership for Research in Interfacial and Materials Engineering Institute for Mathematics and its Applications Minnesota Nano Center NSF Engineering Research Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power NSF Materials Research Science and Engineering Center NSF Multi-Axial Subassemblage Testing (MAST) System NSF National Center for Earth-surface Dynamics (NCED) The Polar Geospatial Center Center for Transportation Studies University of Minnesota Supercomputing Institute GroupLens Center for Social and Human-Centered Computing Educational centers History of Science and Technology School of Mathematics Center for (K-12) Educational Programs Technological Leadership Institute UNITE Distributed Learning References External links Official CSE website University of Minnesota Educational institutions established in 1935 1935 establishments in Minnesota Engineering universities and colleges in Minnesota Engineering schools and colleges in the United States