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Naperville, IL · Mechanical engineering

Mechanical engineering at North Central

North Central graduates about 19 mechanical engineering majors a year, 4% 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 10 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 3% of the schools we've counted.

43/100Light#214 of 332 for mechanical engineering →
Graduates a year194% of the class
Courses in the catalog10more than 3% of schools
Admit rate58%whole school
SAT middle 50%1020–1240whole school

Around North Central

Confederate Canon
Confederate Canon - panoramioPhoto: Johnny Reyes · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
YMCA
YMCA - panoramio (1)Photo: Johnny Reyes · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Naperville IL.
St. Peter and Paul Church NapervillePhoto: Lectrician2 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Saint Peter & Paul Church
Saint Peter ^ Paul Church - panoramioPhoto: Johnny Reyes · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where mechanical engineering happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 14 · Dorm 12 · Arts 2 · Student housing 1 · Chapel 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the mechanical engineering ranking

  1. University of Colorado Colorado Springs 43
  2. University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee 43
  3. University of South Alabama 43
  4. University of Memphis 43
  5. San Jose State University 42
  6. Wright State University 42
  7. Prairie View A&M University 42
  8. The University of Texas–Arlington 41

Other strong majors at North Central

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares North Central 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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