Mechanical engineering at Iowa
Iowa graduates about 101 mechanical engineering majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 123rd of 332 schools we score for mechanical engineering, a solid program at 60 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 30 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 29% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $89,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Where mechanical engineering happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Iowa Bioscience Innovation Facility.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 64 · Athletics 12 · Student housing 10 · Dorm 5 · Arts 2 · Offices 1.
Nearby in the mechanical engineering ranking
Other strong majors at Iowa
- Business & finance 87 · #25
- Communications & media 83 · #58
- Education 83 · #15
- Math & statistics 82 · #76
- Health & pre-med fields 81 · #54
- Physics & astronomy 80 · #74
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Iowa 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.