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Las Cruces, NM · Mechanical engineering

Mechanical engineering at NM State

NM State graduates about 122 mechanical engineering majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 214th of 332 schools we score for mechanical engineering, a light program at 43 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 28 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 25% 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 $5 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

43/100Light#214 of 332 for mechanical engineering →
Graduates a year1225% of the class
Courses in the catalog28more than 25% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$86,0000.93× the same major nationally
Research in the field$5Ma year, NSF
Admit rate78%whole school
SAT middle 50%900–1140whole school

Around NM State

Small-flowered milkvetch (Astragalus nuttallianus) in the United States
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Monarda humilis in the United States
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Foster Hall, Southeastern corner of the junction of S. Horseshoe and Sweet on th
Foster Hall NMSUPhoto: Jerri Wells · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
London rocket (Sisymbrium irio) in the United States
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Where mechanical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Engineering Complex I, Tejada Building Extension Annex / Agricultural Engineering.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 21 · Student housing 18 · Fraternity or sorority house 2 · Dorm 2 · Dining 1.

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Nearby in the mechanical engineering ranking

  1. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 44
  2. University of New Orleans 44
  3. Southern Illinois University–Carbondale 44
  4. Norwich University 44
  5. Northern Illinois University 43
  6. University of Colorado Colorado Springs 43
  7. University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee 43
  8. University of South Alabama 43

Other strong majors at NM State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares NM State 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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