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Mechanical engineering at UCLA

UCLA graduates about 187 mechanical engineering majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 24th of 332 schools we score for mechanical engineering, a standout program at 83 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 73 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 88% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $109,000 four years out, 1.18× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $21 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

83/100Standout#24 of 332 for mechanical engineering →
Graduates a year1872% of the class
Courses in the catalog73more than 88% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$109,0001.18× the same major nationally
Research in the field$21Ma year, NSF
Admit rate9%whole school

Around UCLA

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YAL activists at the University of California, Los AngelesPhoto: YAL Editors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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Aerial view of UCLA campus and Westwood, California, facing southeast
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Where mechanical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Engineering VI, Engineering V, Engineering IV.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 89 · Dorm 20 · Arts 8 · Athletics 7 · Dining 6 · Library 4.

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Nearby in the mechanical engineering ranking

  1. University of Notre Dame 85
  2. University of Rochester 84
  3. Vanderbilt University 84
  4. Virginia Tech 83
  5. Northwestern University 83
  6. California Institute of Technology 83
  7. Texas A&M University 82
  8. University of Wisconsin–Madison 82

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UCLA 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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