Mechanical engineering at UConn
UConn graduates about 172 mechanical engineering majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 62nd of 332 schools we score for mechanical engineering, a strong program at 73 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 59 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 78% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $90,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $11 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around UConn
Where mechanical engineering happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Innovation Partnership Building, Engineering Science Building, Engineering II, Agricultural Biotechnology Laboratory, Advanced Technology Building, Pratt & Whitney Engineering Building, Information Technology Engineering Building.
Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 64 · Academic 60 · Student housing 19 · Athletics 11 · Arts 9 · Chapel 8.
Nearby in the mechanical engineering ranking
Other strong majors at UConn
- Communications & media 89 · #20
- Health & pre-med fields 88 · #12
- Biology 85 · #39
- Psychology 83 · #44
- Nursing 83 · #19
- Environmental science 83 · #55
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares UConn 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.