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St. Louis, MO · Mechanical engineering

Mechanical engineering at SLU

SLU graduates about 36 mechanical engineering majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 67th of 332 schools we score for mechanical engineering, a strong program at 72 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 49 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 67% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $99,000 four years out, 1.08× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

72/100Strong#67 of 332 for mechanical engineering →
Graduates a year362% of the class
Courses in the catalog49more than 67% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$99,0001.08× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate75%whole school
SAT middle 50%1210–1400whole school

Around SLU

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Fox Theatre (C. Howard Crane, 1929), University Club Building (Eames and Young,
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Where mechanical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Biomedical Engineering, Sinquefield Science and Engineering Center, AT&T Library and Technology Resource Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 55 · Dorm 17 · Athletics 8 · Student housing 8 · Library 2 · Arts 2.

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Nearby in the mechanical engineering ranking

  1. University of California, Davis 72
  2. University of California, Santa Barbara 72
  3. Southern Methodist University 72
  4. George Washington University 72
  5. Union College 72
  6. Auburn University 71
  7. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities 71
  8. University of St. Thomas (MN) 71

Other strong majors at SLU

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares SLU 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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