Mechanical engineering at UC San Diego
UC San Diego graduates about 147 mechanical engineering majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 39th of 332 schools we score for mechanical engineering, a strong program at 79 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 88 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 95% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $104,000 four years out, 1.13× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $27 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around UC San Diego
Where mechanical engineering happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Engineering II, Powell-Focht Bioengineering Hall, Science and Engineering Research Facility, Design & Innovation Building.
Named buildings on the campus map: Student housing 63 · Academic 62 · Dorm 38 · Athletics 10 · Dining 7 · Library 5.
Nearby in the mechanical engineering ranking
Other strong majors at UC San Diego
- Biology 89 · #22
- Chemistry & biochem 89 · #25
- Computer science 88 · #42
- Engineering (all) 87 · #42
- Math & statistics 85 · #59
- Sociology & anthropology 85 · #61
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares UC San Diego 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.