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Mechanical engineering at Stanford

Stanford graduates about 56 mechanical engineering majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 11th of 332 schools we score for mechanical engineering, a standout program at 87 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 $117,000 four years out, 1.27× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $31 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

87/100Standout#11 of 332 for mechanical engineering →
Graduates a year564% of the class
Courses in the catalog30more than 29% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$117,0001.27× the same major nationally
Research in the field$31Ma year, NSF
Admit rate4%whole school
SAT middle 50%1500–1580whole school

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Where mechanical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Mechanical Engineering Administration, Mechanical Engineering, TSG, Automotive Innovation Facility, Huang Engineering Center, Mechanical Engineering Laboratory, Blume Earthquake Engineering Center, Shriram Center for Bioengineering & Chemical Engineering, Spilker Engineering and Applied Sciences.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 127 · Dorm 58 · Athletics 26 · Dining 11 · Arts 7 · Library 5.

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Nearby in the mechanical engineering ranking

  1. Purdue University–Main Campus 87
  2. The University of Texas–Austin 87
  3. Columbia University 87
  4. Duke University 87
  5. University of Maryland, College Park 86
  6. Stevens Institute of Technology 86
  7. Northeastern University 85
  8. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 85

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Stanford 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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