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Mechanical engineering at Penn

Penn graduates about 53 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. 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 $114,000 four years out, 1.24× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $21 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 year532% of the class
Courses in the catalog28more than 25% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$114,0001.24× the same major nationally
Research in the field$21Ma year, NSF
Admit rate5%whole school
SAT middle 50%1500–1570whole school

Around Penn

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Where mechanical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Center for Automation Technology, Alumni Engineering Labs, Krishna P. Singh Center for Nanotechnology, Bennet S. LeBow Engineering Center, Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 109 · Academic 88 · Dining 16 · Arts 13 · Athletics 10 · Student housing 7.

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Nearby in the mechanical engineering ranking

  1. Colorado School of Mines 80
  2. The Ohio State University 80
  3. Worcester Polytechnic Institute 80
  4. Villanova University 80
  5. Bucknell University 80
  6. United States Naval Academy 80
  7. Santa Clara University 80
  8. University of California San Diego 79

Other strong majors at Penn

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Penn 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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