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Easton, PA · Mechanical engineering

Mechanical engineering at Lafayette College

Lafayette College graduates about 54 mechanical engineering majors a year, 8% of its graduating class. That puts it 39th of 332 schools we score for mechanical engineering, a strong program at 79 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 $101,000 four years out, 1.10× what the same major pays nationally.

79/100Strong#39 of 332 for mechanical engineering →
Graduates a year548% of the class
Courses in the catalog30more than 29% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$101,0001.10× the same major nationally
Admit rate31%whole school
SAT middle 50%1330–1480whole school

Around Lafayette College

Translation of ZG 116
What is to be donePhoto: Alishag1590 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
A plaque about the Lafayette-Lehigh Football rivalry on the campus of Lafayette
Plaque at Lafayette CollegePhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Statue of Lafayette at Lafayette College, Easton Pennsylvania. Daniel Chester Fr
Statue of Lafayette at Lafayette CollegePhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Kirby Hall of Civil Rights , Warren and Wetmore, 1929-1930. Lafayette College, E
Kirby Hall of Civil Rights, Lafayette CollegePhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where mechanical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Acopian Engineering Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 72 · Academic 37 · Athletics 4 · Offices 1 · Library 1 · Chapel 1.

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Nearby in the mechanical engineering ranking

  1. Bucknell University 80
  2. United States Naval Academy 80
  3. Santa Clara University 80
  4. University of California San Diego 79
  5. University of California, Irvine 78
  6. University of California, Berkeley 78
  7. University of Pittsburgh 78
  8. University of Delaware 78

Other strong majors at Lafayette College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Lafayette College 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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