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Mechanical engineering at Rutgers

Rutgers graduates about 182 mechanical engineering majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 45th of 332 schools we score for mechanical engineering, a strong program at 77 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $95,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $6 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

77/100Strong#45 of 332 for mechanical engineering →
Graduates a year1822% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$95,0001.03× the same major nationally
Research in the field$6Ma year, NSF
Admit rate58%whole school
SAT middle 50%1270–1480whole school

Around Rutgers

The Second Reformed Church of New Brunswick, also known as the College Avenue Co
Second Reformed Church, New Brunswick, NJPhoto: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
View of the steeple of the Second Reformed Church, also known as the College Ave
Steeple, Second Reformed Church, New Brunswick, NJPhoto: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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New Brunswick Theological Seminary (55143271800)Photo: ajay_suresh · CC BY 4.0 · source
Two bicycles sit in the foreground of a misty morning at Rutgers University, New
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Where mechanical engineering happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 56 · Dorm 13 · Chapel 3 · Dining 3 · Library 2 · Athletics 1.

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Nearby in the mechanical engineering ranking

  1. University of Pittsburgh 78
  2. University of Delaware 78
  3. Michigan State University 77
  4. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 77
  5. University of Washington 77
  6. Washington University in St. Louis 77
  7. University of Virginia 77
  8. Harvard University 77

Other strong majors at Rutgers

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Rutgers 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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