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Spokane, WA · Mechanical engineering

Mechanical engineering at Gonzaga

Gonzaga graduates about 60 mechanical engineering majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 114th of 332 schools we score for mechanical engineering, a solid program at 61 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 33 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 35% 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.

Graduates a year605% of the class
Courses in the catalog33more than 35% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$94,0001.02× the same major nationally
Admit rate82%whole school
SAT middle 50%1210–1410whole school

Around Gonzaga

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St Aloysius Church, Gonzaga University
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St. Aloysius Church in Spokane, Washington in 2018
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Where mechanical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Herak Center for Engineering, Bollier Center for Integrated Science and Engineering.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 36 · Dorm 24 · Student housing 14 · Arts 8 · Athletics 2 · Chapel 1.

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Nearby in the mechanical engineering ranking

  1. The University of Texas–Dallas 61
  2. Mississippi State University 61
  3. University of Illinois Chicago 61
  4. University of Kentucky 61
  5. University of Washington Bothell 61
  6. The College of New Jersey 61
  7. Hofstra University 61
  8. Brigham Young University 60

Other strong majors at Gonzaga

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Gonzaga 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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