Mechanical engineering at University of Kentucky

University of Kentucky graduates about 156 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 19 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 11% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $91,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $7 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.