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Mechanical engineering at Ohio State

Ohio State graduates about 218 mechanical engineering majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 31st of 332 schools we score for mechanical engineering, a standout program at 80 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $96,000 four years out, 1.05× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $104 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

80/100Standout#31 of 332 for mechanical engineering →
Graduates a year2182% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$96,0001.05× the same major nationally
Research in the field$104Ma year, NSF
Admit rate51%whole school
SAT middle 50%1310–1480whole school

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Where mechanical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Energy Advancement and Innovation Center, Schumaker Student Athlete Development Complex, Agricultural Engineering Building, Parker Food Science and Technology Building, Baker Systems Engineering Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 63 · Athletics 21 · Dorm 6 · Student housing 6 · Library 5 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the mechanical engineering ranking

  1. Texas A&M University 82
  2. University of Wisconsin–Madison 82
  3. United States Military Academy at West Point 81
  4. Colorado School of Mines 80
  5. Worcester Polytechnic Institute 80
  6. Villanova University 80
  7. University of Pennsylvania 80
  8. Bucknell University 80

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Ohio 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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