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Mechanical engineering at Johns Hopkins

Johns Hopkins graduates about 40 mechanical engineering majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 9th of 332 schools we score for mechanical engineering, a standout program at 88 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 60 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 80% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $110,000 four years out, 1.20× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $307 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

88/100Standout#9 of 332 for mechanical engineering →
Graduates a year403% of the class
Courses in the catalog60more than 80% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$110,0001.20× the same major nationally
Research in the field$307Ma year, NSF
Admit rate8%whole school
SAT middle 50%1520–1570whole school

Where mechanical engineering happens

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Nearby in the mechanical engineering ranking

  1. Rice University 92
  2. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 90
  3. Tufts University 89
  4. Lehigh University 88
  5. Purdue University–Main Campus 87
  6. The University of Texas–Austin 87
  7. Columbia University 87
  8. Duke University 87

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Johns Hopkins 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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