Mechanical engineering at University of Colorado Boulder

University of Colorado Boulder graduates about 262 mechanical engineering majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 56th of 332 schools we score for mechanical engineering, a strong program at 75 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 79 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 91% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $93,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $16 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.