Mechanical engineering at UL Lafayette
UL Lafayette graduates about 96 mechanical engineering majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 158th of 332 schools we score for mechanical engineering, a solid program at 54 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 42 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 54% 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 $14 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around UL Lafayette
Where mechanical engineering happens
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 29 · Dorm 4 · Student housing 2 · Chapel 1 · Library 1 · Athletics 1.
Nearby in the mechanical engineering ranking
Other strong majors at UL Lafayette
- Nursing 68 · #108
- Health & pre-med fields 65 · #196
- Education 63 · #194
- Engineering (all) 56 · #214
- Biology 50 · #392
- Art, music & theater 50 · #441
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares UL Lafayette 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.