Mechanical engineering at Illinois
Illinois graduates about 228 mechanical engineering majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 45th of 332 schools we score for mechanical engineering, a strong program at 77 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 48 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 65% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $95,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $41 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around Illinois
Where mechanical engineering happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Mechanical Engineering Lab, Holonyak Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, Nuclear Engineering Laboratory, Engineering Sciences Building, Grainger Engineering Library, Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory, Electrical and Computer Engineering Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering Building, Wood Engineering Laboratory, Agricultural Engineering Sciences, Optical Physics Engineering Building, Engineering Hall.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 144 · Student housing 84 · Dorm 45 · Athletics 22 · Arts 9 · Dining 6.
Nearby in the mechanical engineering ranking
Other strong majors at Illinois
- Engineering (all) 90 · #27
- Communications & media 90 · #17
- Computer science 89 · #36
- Math & statistics 86 · #52
- Political science & IR 83 · #71
- Physics & astronomy 83 · #63
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Illinois 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.