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Mechanical engineering at UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley graduates about 188 mechanical engineering majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 41st of 332 schools we score for mechanical engineering, a strong program at 78 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 102 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 97% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $119,000 four years out, 1.30× what the same major pays nationally.

78/100Strong#41 of 332 for mechanical engineering →
Graduates a year1882% of the class
Courses in the catalog102more than 97% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$119,0001.30× the same major nationally
Research in the field$166Ka year, NSF
Admit rate11%whole school

Around UC Berkeley

Sather Tower
Sather Tower 2013-09-29 13-34-23Photo: EricDLee · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
South Hall is the oldest building on the campus of University of California, Ber
Berkeley - South HallPhoto: roger4336 · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Wheeler Hall
Wheeler Hall - panoramioPhoto: Alexander Gude · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Wheeler Hall Room 150 at UC Berkeley
Wheeler Hall Room 150 at UC Berkeley (54263464661)Photo: Gabriel Classon · CC BY 2.0 · source

Where mechanical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Architects & Engineers, Grimes Engineering Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 124 · Dorm 27 · Athletics 15 · Student housing 8 · Arts 7 · Library 7.

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Nearby in the mechanical engineering ranking

  1. Santa Clara University 80
  2. University of California San Diego 79
  3. Lafayette College 79
  4. University of California, Irvine 78
  5. University of Pittsburgh 78
  6. University of Delaware 78
  7. Michigan State University 77
  8. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 77

Other strong majors at UC Berkeley

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UC Berkeley 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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