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Durham, NC · Mechanical engineering

Mechanical engineering at Duke

Duke graduates about 73 mechanical engineering majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 11th of 332 schools we score for mechanical engineering, a standout program at 87 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 32 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 33% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $121,000 four years out, 1.31× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $16 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

87/100Standout#11 of 332 for mechanical engineering →
Graduates a year734% of the class
Courses in the catalog32more than 33% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$121,0001.31× the same major nationally
Research in the field$16Ma year, NSF
Admit rate5%whole school
SAT middle 50%1490–1570whole school

Around Duke

Perkins Library, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC
Perkins Library, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC (48961110752)Photo: Warren LeMay from Cullowhee, NC, United States · CC0 · source
Allen Building, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC
Allen Building, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC (48960961831)Photo: Warren LeMay from Cullowhee, NC, United States · CC0 · source
Perkins Library, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC
Perkins Library, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC (48960917771)Photo: Warren LeMay from Cullowhee, NC, United States · CC0 · source
Divinity School, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC
Divinity School, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC (48960908401)Photo: Warren LeMay from Cullowhee, NC, United States · CC0 · source

Where mechanical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Wannamaker 1, Wannamaker 2, Wannamaker 4, Wannamaker 3, Teer Engineering Building, Fitzpatrick Center for Interdisciplinary Engineering, Medicine and Applied Scien.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 45 · Academic 37 · Athletics 16 · Library 3 · Dining 3 · Arts 2.

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Nearby in the mechanical engineering ranking

  1. Johns Hopkins University 88
  2. Purdue University–Main Campus 87
  3. The University of Texas–Austin 87
  4. Columbia University 87
  5. Stanford University 87
  6. University of Maryland, College Park 86
  7. Stevens Institute of Technology 86
  8. Northeastern University 85

Other strong majors at Duke

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Duke 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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