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Saint Louis, MO · Mechanical engineering

Mechanical engineering at UMSL

UMSL graduates about 30 mechanical engineering majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 234th of 332 schools we score for mechanical engineering, a light program at 37 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 50 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 68% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $84,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.91×).

Graduates a year302% of the class
Courses in the catalog50more than 68% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$84,0000.91× the same major nationally
Admit rate51%whole school
SAT middle 50%1040–1210whole school

Around UMSL

Wilson Price Hunt House
Wilson Price Hunt HousePhoto: Chuck Morris · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Apartments in Normandy
Apartments in Normandy (28176794964)Photo: Paul Sableman · CC BY 2.0 · source
Natural Bridge Crosswalk
Natural Bridge Crosswalk (28509793740)Photo: Paul Sableman · CC BY 2.0 · source
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St. Louis County Library - Natural Bridge Branch (28690271812)Photo: Paul Sableman · CC BY 2.0 · source

Where mechanical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: E. Desmond Lee Technology & Learning Center AND Math & Science Education Central.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 70 · Student housing 9 · Athletics 4 · Arts 4 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the mechanical engineering ranking

  1. North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University 37
  2. Lamar University 37
  3. SUNY New Paltz 37
  4. University of Michigan–Flint 37
  5. University of Wisconsin–Platteville 36
  6. Marshall University 36
  7. Kennesaw State University 35
  8. Georgia Southern University 35

Other strong majors at UMSL

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UMSL 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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