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Reno, NV · Mechanical engineering

Mechanical engineering at University of Nevada–Reno

University of Nevada–Reno graduates about 95 mechanical engineering majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 166th of 332 schools we score for mechanical engineering, a solid program at 52 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 44 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 57% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $88,000 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.

52/100Solid#166 of 332 for mechanical engineering →
Graduates a year953% of the class
Courses in the catalog44more than 57% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$88,0000.96× the same major nationally
Research in the field$7Ma year, NSF
Admit rate83%whole school
SAT middle 50%1070–1270whole school

Around University of Nevada–Reno

The UNR QSU Day of Silence 5k walk/run on April 15, 2011. Proceeds were to be us
Silence QSU 2011 900x600 23 (5622745469)Photo: Wheeler Cowperthwaite from Espanola, New Mexico, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source
Campus of the University of Nevada, Reno
Knowledge Center Panorama 4Photo: Wheeler Cowperthwaite · CC BY 2.0 · source
The University of Nevada, Reno (usually referred to as the University of Nevada
Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada (3161659371)Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
The University of Nevada, Reno (usually referred to as the University of Nevada
National Judicial College, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada (3162493530)Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where mechanical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: William Pennington Engineering Building, Palmer Engineering, Paul Laxalt Mineral Engineering, Earthquake Engineering Laboratory, Harry Reid Engineering Laboratory.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 125 · Dorm 15 · Athletics 9 · Student housing 9 · Chapel 5 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the mechanical engineering ranking

  1. University of Louisville 53
  2. Florida Institute of Technology 53
  3. University of North Carolina at Charlotte 52
  4. Florida State University 52
  5. New York Institute of Technology 52
  6. University of Alaska Anchorage 52
  7. University of Evansville 52
  8. Ohio Northern University 51

Other strong majors at University of Nevada–Reno

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of Nevada–Reno 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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