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Daytona Beach, FL · Mechanical engineering

Mechanical engineering at Embry-Riddle

Embry-Riddle graduates about 88 mechanical engineering majors a year, 7% of its graduating class. That puts it 132nd of 332 schools we score for mechanical engineering, a solid program at 59 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 51 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 69% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $96,000 four years out, 1.05× what the same major pays nationally.

59/100Solid#132 of 332 for mechanical engineering →
Graduates a year887% of the class
Courses in the catalog51more than 69% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$96,0001.05× the same major nationally
Admit rate66%whole school
SAT middle 50%1140–1340whole school

Around Embry-Riddle

Photo of the front entrance to the Boeing Center for Aviation and Aerospace Safe
ERAU Boeing Center for Aviation and Aerospace Safety March 2024Photo: SpacePod9 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Wide-angle shot of the new gym on Embry-Riddle's Daytona Beach campus, opened c.
ERAU Daytona New GymPhoto: SpacePod9 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Embry-Riddle College of Arts and Sciences Building with the Embry-Riddle Observa
Embry-Riddle ObservatoryPhoto: Michelle Blake · CC BY 4.0 · source
Delta MD-80 before takeoff on runway 25R at Daytona Beach
Delta MD-80 before takeoff on runway 25R at Daytona Beach - panoramioPhoto: nsandin88 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where mechanical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Lehman College of Engineering.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 36 · Dorm 9 · Athletics 5.

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Nearby in the mechanical engineering ranking

  1. United States Air Force Academy 60
  2. Binghamton University–SUNY 59
  3. The University of Oklahoma 59
  4. University of Vermont 59
  5. University of Hawaii at Manoa 59
  6. University of Wyoming 59
  7. University of Portland 59
  8. University of the Pacific 59

Other strong majors at Embry-Riddle

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Embry-Riddle 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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