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Stockton, CA · Mechanical engineering

Mechanical engineering at University of the Pacific

University of the Pacific graduates about 23 mechanical engineering majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 132nd of 332 schools we score for mechanical engineering, a solid program at 59 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 22 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 15% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $100,000 four years out, 1.08× what the same major pays nationally.

59/100Solid#132 of 332 for mechanical engineering →
Graduates a year233% of the class
Courses in the catalog22more than 15% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$100,0001.08× the same major nationally
Admit rate71%whole school
SAT middle 50%1120–1423whole school

Around University of the Pacific

View of the Calaveras River, looking upstream from the Baxter Way bridge at the
Calaveras River at UOP, StocktonPhoto: Dicklyon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
University of the Pacific, Knoles Lawn, Burns Tower. 360 degree panorama shot wi
Projection (18708955254)Photo: Eric Sonstroem from California, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source
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University of the Pacific （パシフィック大学） - panoramioPhoto: Yoshio Kohara · CC BY 3.0 · source
Burns Tower at the University of the Pacific
Burns Tower at the University of the PacificPhoto: Ryan Schwark · CC0 · source

Where mechanical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: John T. Chambers Technology Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 59 · Dorm 26 · Athletics 7 · Arts 2 · Offices 1 · Chapel 1.

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Nearby in the mechanical engineering ranking

  1. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University–Daytona Beach 59
  2. University of Hawaii at Manoa 59
  3. University of Wyoming 59
  4. University of Portland 59
  5. Arizona State University 58
  6. University of Toledo 58
  7. University of Nevada–Las Vegas 58
  8. University of Massachusetts–Dartmouth 58

Other strong majors at University of the Pacific

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of the Pacific 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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