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Mechanical engineering at Tufts

Tufts graduates about 79 mechanical engineering majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 8th of 332 schools we score for mechanical engineering, a standout program at 89 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $101,000 four years out, 1.10× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $3 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

89/100Standout#8 of 332 for mechanical engineering →
Graduates a year795% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$101,0001.10× the same major nationally
Research in the field$3Ma year, NSF
Admit rate11%whole school
SAT middle 50%1450–1550whole school

Around Tufts

Tufts Team
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Eaton Hall, Tufts University
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Tail fragments of Jumbo, stored in the Tufts University archives.
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Where mechanical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Tufts Technology Services, Science and Technology Center, Collaborative Learning and Innovation Complex, Science & Engineering Complex.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 22 · Dorm 12 · Chapel 3 · Athletics 3 · Arts 3 · Dining 1.

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Nearby in the mechanical engineering ranking

  1. Georgia Institute of Technology 92
  2. Cornell University 92
  3. Rice University 92
  4. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 90
  5. Lehigh University 88
  6. Johns Hopkins University 88
  7. Purdue University–Main Campus 87
  8. The University of Texas–Austin 87

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Tufts 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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