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Notre Dame, IN · Mechanical engineering

Mechanical engineering at Notre Dame

Notre Dame graduates about 101 mechanical engineering majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 18th of 332 schools we score for mechanical engineering, a standout program at 85 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 108 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 97% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $100,000 four years out, 1.08× what the same major pays nationally.

85/100Standout#18 of 332 for mechanical engineering →
Graduates a year1015% of the class
Courses in the catalog108more than 97% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$100,0001.08× the same major nationally
Admit rate11%whole school
SAT middle 50%1450–1550whole school

Around Notre Dame

Imersive Technologies Lab on the second floor of the Hesburgh Library
Imersive Technologies Lab of the Hesburgh LibraryPhoto: Swanyay · CC0 · source
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Where mechanical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Multidisciplinary Engineering Research Building, Information Technology Center, Fitzpatrick Hall of Engineering, Innovation Park.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 98 · Academic 96 · Athletics 18 · Chapel 6 · Student housing 5 · Library 4.

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Nearby in the mechanical engineering ranking

  1. Stevens Institute of Technology 86
  2. Northeastern University 85
  3. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 85
  4. Case Western Reserve University 85
  5. University of Rochester 84
  6. Vanderbilt University 84
  7. Virginia Tech 83
  8. University of California, Los Angeles 83

Other strong majors at Notre Dame

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Notre Dame 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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