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Prairie View, TX · Mechanical engineering

Mechanical engineering at Prairie View

Prairie View graduates about 52 mechanical engineering majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 221st of 332 schools we score for mechanical engineering, a light program at 42 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 30 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 29% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $89,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

42/100Light#221 of 332 for mechanical engineering →
Graduates a year524% of the class
Courses in the catalog30more than 29% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$89,0000.96× the same major nationally
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
Admit rate76%whole school
SAT middle 50%860–1050whole school

Around Prairie View

The William J. Nicks Building at Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View,
William J Nicks Building Prairie View A M 2019Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0 · source
Visitor side of Panther Staduim
PVPStadPhoto: Broadmoor · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field at Prairie View A&M in Prairie View, Tex
Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field Exterior 2019Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0 · source
PVAMU entrance
WelcomePVPhoto: Broadmoor · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where mechanical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: S. R. Collins Engineering Technology Building, C. I. Wilson Engineering Building, Gilchrist Engineering Building, Electrical Engineering Building, Austin Greaux Engineering Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 9 · Athletics 8 · Offices 1 · Library 1 · Chapel 1.

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Nearby in the mechanical engineering ranking

  1. University of Memphis 43
  2. North Central College 43
  3. San Jose State University 42
  4. Wright State University 42
  5. The University of Texas–Arlington 41
  6. Central Connecticut State University 41
  7. Merrimack College 41
  8. California State University–Sacramento 40

Other strong majors at Prairie View

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Prairie View 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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