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Rochester Hills, MI · Mechanical engineering

Mechanical engineering at Oakland

Oakland graduates about 132 mechanical engineering majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 162nd of 332 schools we score for mechanical engineering, a solid program at 53 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 44 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 57% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $97,000 four years out, 1.06× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $3 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

53/100Solid#162 of 332 for mechanical engineering →
Graduates a year1324% of the class
Courses in the catalog44more than 57% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$97,0001.06× the same major nationally
Research in the field$3Ma year, NSF
Admit rate90%whole school
SAT middle 50%1015–1245whole school

Around Oakland

The Dodge Mansion at Meadowbrook on the campus of Oakland University in the city
The Dodge Mansion at MeadowbrookPhoto: Lrgjr72 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Photograph of Meadowbrook in 2015 in late summer, late in the day.
Meadowbrook 2015Photo: Kelocyde · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
2017–18 version of the Horizon League's McCafferty trophy, given to the universi
McCafferty TropfyPhoto: X96lee15 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Elliott Tower at Oakland University in Rochester, MI
ElliottTower1Photo: LaMoille123 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where mechanical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Engineering Center (EC).

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 40 · Student housing 11 · Dorm 6 · Library 5 · Athletics 2 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the mechanical engineering ranking

  1. Indiana University Indianapolis 54
  2. University of Louisiana at Lafayette 54
  3. Temple University 54
  4. Oklahoma State University 53
  5. University of Louisville 53
  6. Florida Institute of Technology 53
  7. University of North Carolina at Charlotte 52
  8. Florida State University 52

Other strong majors at Oakland

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Oakland 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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