The college's stated objective is to advance engineering sciences and technology and to educate and provide students with the concepts of teamwork and leadership, so they can play a leading role in the ROC's industrial development.
清大的反應器，除提供原科院學生作觀察、操作訓練外，也協助台電公司訓練核能電廠人才，及提供海外技術服務之用。迄今為止，菲律賓、泰國、日本等國均曾派員到清大接受反應器操作訓練。