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Mechanical engineering at Cornell

Cornell graduates about 132 mechanical engineering majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 4th of 332 schools we score for mechanical engineering, a standout program at 92 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $112,000 four years out, 1.22× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $21 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

92/100Standout#4 of 332 for mechanical engineering →
Graduates a year1324% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$112,0001.22× the same major nationally
Research in the field$21Ma year, NSF
Admit rate9%whole school
SAT middle 50%1470–1570whole school

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Nearby in the mechanical engineering ranking

  1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 99
  2. Carnegie Mellon University 96
  3. Princeton University 93
  4. Georgia Institute of Technology 92
  5. Rice University 92
  6. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 90
  7. Tufts University 89
  8. Lehigh University 88

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Cornell with every school we score in mechanical engineering. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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