Mechanical engineering at UIC
UIC graduates about 168 mechanical engineering majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 114th of 332 schools we score for mechanical engineering, a solid program at 61 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 61 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 81% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $87,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.95×). Research spending in the field runs about $13 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around UIC
Where mechanical engineering happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Science & Engineering Offices, Engineering Innovation Building, Engineering Research Facility, Science and Engineering Laboratories, Science and Engineering - South.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 65 · Dining 11 · Athletics 8 · Arts 4 · Dorm 3 · Library 1.
Nearby in the mechanical engineering ranking
Other strong majors at UIC
- Education 79 · #45
- Computer science 77 · #110
- Health & pre-med fields 76 · #93
- Sociology & anthropology 75 · #130
- Nursing 74 · #63
- Biology 72 · #152
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares UIC 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.