Mechanical engineering at Iowa State University of Science and Technology

Iowa State University of Science and Technology graduates about 356 mechanical engineering majors a year, 6% 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 40 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 48% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $86,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.93×). Research spending in the field runs about $8 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.