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Mechanical engineering at Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech graduates about 437 mechanical engineering majors a year, 11% of its graduating class. That puts it 4th of 332 schools we score for mechanical engineering, a standout program at 92 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 98 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 96% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $100,000 four years out, 1.08× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $67 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 year43711% of the class
Courses in the catalog98more than 96% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$100,0001.08× the same major nationally
Research in the field$67Ma year, NSF
Admit rate13%whole school
SAT middle 50%1370–1550whole school

Around Georgia Tech

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Where mechanical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Parker H. Petit Biotechnology Building, Institute of Paper Science and Technology, Rodger A. and Helen B. Krone Engineered Biosystems Building, Office of Information Technology Planning and Programming, Bernie Marcus Nanotechnology Building, Weber Space Science and Technology Building I, Ford Motor Company Environmental Science and Technology Building, Daniel Environmental Engineering Laboratory; Daniel Lab Addition, Georgia Tech Office of Information Technology Engineering Building, Old Civil Engineering Building, Weber Space Science & Technology Building III, Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 43 · Academic 29 · Athletics 10 · Dining 7 · Offices 6 · Chapel 5.

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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. Cornell University 92
  5. Rice University 92
  6. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 90
  7. Tufts University 89

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Georgia Tech 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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