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Stephenville, TX · Mechanical engineering

Mechanical engineering at Tarleton

Tarleton graduates about 29 mechanical engineering majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 298th of 332 schools we score for mechanical engineering, a light program at 25 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 25 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 19% of the schools we've counted.

Graduates a year291% of the class
Courses in the catalog25more than 19% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$49,000
Research in the field$567Ka year, NSF
Admit rate87%whole school
SAT middle 50%950–1150whole school

Around Tarleton

The Sustainable Teaching Garden on the campus of Tarleton State University in St
Tarleton State University August 2017 10 (Sustainable Teaching Garden)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center on the campus of Tarleton State University i
Tarleton State University August 2017 11 (Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Dining Hall on the campus of Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texa
Tarleton State University August 2017 12 (Dining Hall)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Thompson Student Center on the campus of Tarleton State University in Stephe
Tarleton State University August 2017 14 (Thompson Student Center)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where mechanical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Mayfield College of Engineering, Engineering Technology Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 29 · Dorm 7 · Athletics 6 · Student housing 3 · Dining 3 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the mechanical engineering ranking

  1. Sacred Heart University 26
  2. Virginia State University 26
  3. Florida Atlantic University 25
  4. Youngstown State University 25
  5. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania 25
  6. University of Tennessee at Martin 25
  7. Southern Utah University 24
  8. University of Bridgeport 24

Other strong majors at Tarleton

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Tarleton 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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