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Mechanical engineering at UMN Duluth

UMN Duluth graduates about 126 mechanical engineering majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 184th of 332 schools we score for mechanical engineering, a solid program at 48 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 25 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 19% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $89,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major.

Graduates a year1266% of the class
Courses in the catalog25more than 19% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$89,0000.97× the same major nationally
Admit rate81%whole school
SAT middle 50%1120–1350whole school

Around UMN Duluth

Leaves, UMD Greenhouse
Leaves, UMD Greenhouse (25512219826)Photo: Sharon Mollerus · CC BY 2.0 · source
Anishinaabe or Canadian Cree boots at Tweed Museum of Art
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Where mechanical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Swenson Civil Engineering, Engineering Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 28 · Dorm 11 · Student housing 7 · Arts 3 · Athletics 2 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the mechanical engineering ranking

  1. University of Colorado Denver 49
  2. California State University, Long Beach 48
  3. University of Cincinnati 48
  4. California State Polytechnic University–Pomona 48
  5. Alfred University 48
  6. Quinnipiac University 48
  7. Thomas Jefferson University 48
  8. Florida International University 47

Other strong majors at UMN Duluth

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UMN Duluth 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.

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