The School of Civil Engineering is located in Universiti Sains Malaysia, Engineering Campus in Nibong Tebal, which is about 50 km from the main campus on the island of Pulau Pinang. Two-thirds of its student population are undergraduates, with the remaining students pursuing Master's and Ph.D. degrees. The school is recognized for its active industrial and community engagements, as well as for its highly employable graduates. The school was founded in 1989 as one of the earliest engineering schools established in the northern region of Peninsular Malaysia. Classes began in July 1989 at the old Engineering Campus in Tronoh, Perak.