Mechanical engineering at Drexel
Drexel graduates about 183 mechanical engineering majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 52nd of 332 schools we score for mechanical engineering, a strong program at 76 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 74 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 89% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $94,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $7 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around Drexel
Where mechanical engineering happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Center for Automation Technology, Alumni Engineering Labs, Krishna P. Singh Center for Nanotechnology, Bennet S. LeBow Engineering Center, Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology.
Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 109 · Academic 89 · Dining 16 · Arts 13 · Athletics 9 · Student housing 7.
Nearby in the mechanical engineering ranking
Other strong majors at Drexel
- Nursing 87 · #10
- Health & pre-med fields 85 · #30
- Art, music & theater 82 · #75
- Engineering (all) 80 · #72
- Business & finance 80 · #69
- Computer science 78 · #100
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Drexel 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.