Mechanical engineering at Akron
Akron graduates about 122 mechanical engineering majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 207th of 332 schools we score for mechanical engineering, a light program at 44 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 51 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 69% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $88,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.95×). Research spending in the field runs about $4 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around Akron
Where mechanical engineering happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: National Polymer Innovation Center, Engineering Research Center, Auburn Science and Engineering Center.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 40 · Dorm 13 · Fraternity or sorority house 9 · Athletics 5 · Chapel 2 · Arts 1.
Nearby in the mechanical engineering ranking
Other strong majors at Akron
- Health & pre-med fields 49 · #401
- Public policy & social work 49 · #268
- Math & statistics 47 · #359
- Engineering (all) 46 · #280
- Biology 44 · #470
- History 44 · #422
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Akron 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.