The ASCE Annual Report provides a look at the highlights of the Society's efforts for the year.

2023 marked the first year of implementing ASCE’s 2023-2028 Strategic Plan. Read on for a summary of major accomplishments made under that plan, as well as highlights of the year in review.

INSPIRE

Cultivate a diverse and engaged civil engineering community

  • Over 1 million pageviews on the Civil Engineering Source
  • 124,000+ subscribers to the AI-driven Civil Engineering Source newsletter delivered to members 5 days a week
  • 35% open and read the Civil Engineering Source newsletter daily
  • Nearly 26,300 pageviews for the 2023 Best Places to be a Civil Engineer content
  • 342,400+ Facebook likes
  • 346,700+ LinkedIn Group
  • 261,100+ total followers on LinkedIn
  • 22,000+ new followers on LinkedIn company page
  • 59,000+ X/Twitter followers
  • Nearly 33,500 YouTube subscribers
  • 12,200+ Instagram followers

INNOVATE

Drive creative development and renewal of future-ready infrastructure

  • Cities of the Future features 5 young ASCE members in a new IMAX film highlighting Future World Vision concepts. It will premiere in February 2024.
  • 38,250+ pageviews on the new Future World Vision website
  • 2,000+ earned the ISI Envision Sustainability Professional credential (ENV SP)
  • 20 projects verified using Envision sustainable infrastructure rating system representing $5.6 billion in infrastructure
  • 11 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement (OCEA) honor awards: Rockefeller Refuge Gulf Shoreline Stabilization, Bronze winner; SoFi Stadium, Silver winner; & Climate Pledge Arena, OCEA winner

ADVOCATE

Shape forward-looking infrastructure policy and investment

  • Passage of the historic $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act represents 20+ years of infrastructure advocacy efforts by ASCE. Over $390 billion has been spent across 44,000 projects in all 50 states.
  • 710,000 visits to the Infrastructure Report Card website
  • 340+ advocates participated in key alerts, sending over 1,150+ emails to 480+ federal, state, and local elected officials
  • 240+ members from 47 states, D.C., and Puerto Rico attended the in-person ASCE Legislative Fly-In to meet with 250+ Congressional offices
  • 23,500+ ASCE media mentions

STIMULATE

Accelerate the development and adoption of emerging technologies

  • 5 new standards and 3 new manuals of practice promoting climate resilience for infrastructure
  • More than 20.2 million page views on ASCE Library
  • Over 5.9 million full-text downloads from ASCE Library
  • 251,000 people accessed the ASCE 7 Hazard Tool
  • 10,050+ downloads of ASCE 7-22
  • 33,500+ pageviews for ASCE 7-22 article on the Civil Engineering Source website
  • 78% of accepted journal papers are from outside the U.S.

DELIVER

Embed a culture of growth and advancement

  • 5 Outstanding Projects And Leaders (OPAL) leadership award honorees
  • 10 Distinguished Members, Class of 2023
  • 74 new ASCE fellows
  • 2 History and Heritage landmarks designated: Union Chain Bridge (U.K.) and New Orleans Drainage System
  • 20 New Faces of Engineering: 10 Collegiate honorees; 10 Professional honorees
  • 113,100+ PDHs awarded through ASCE Continuing Education
  • 14,500+ accessed myLearning to track their PDHs
  • 38 new continuing education programs developed: 29 seminars and webinars and 9 new on-demand courses 
  • 1,100+ ExCEEd Teaching Workshops graduates since 1999
  • 1,285 participated in ASCE Mentor Match

MAGNIFY

Amplify our impact through an engaged and growing membership

  • 160,000+ members in 177 countries
  • 18 international sections, 6 branches, 12 international groups, and 110 international student chapters 
  • 12,200+ members participated on ASCE committees
  • 130,000 ASCE Collaborate users
  • 27 Agreements of Cooperation with international organizations in 22 countries
  • Leadership in 3 engineering federations (ACECC, UPADI, WFEO)
  • 10,900+ attended ASCE conferences and events virtually and in-person 
  • 18 new student chapters formed: 6 in North America, 12 International
  • 22 regional student symposia with 8,200+ total attendees