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Platteville, WI · Mechanical engineering

Mechanical engineering at UW–Platteville

UW–Platteville graduates about 154 mechanical engineering majors a year, 11% of its graduating class. That puts it 240th of 332 schools we score for mechanical engineering, a light program at 36 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 33 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 35% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $87,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.95×).

36/100Light#240 of 332 for mechanical engineering →
Graduates a year15411% of the class
Courses in the catalog33more than 35% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$87,0000.95× the same major nationally
Admit rate85%whole school

Around UW–Platteville

Agriculture and Manual Arts Building/Platteville State Normal School, Univ. of W
Ullrich Hall PlattevillePhoto: Tgkrause · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
UW-Platteville campus
UW-PlattevillePhoto: Wikideas1 · CC0 · source
Rountree Hall, 30 North Elm St. Platteville
Rountree HallPhoto: Tgkrause · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
A view of downtown Platteville at night
Downtown at night PlattevillePhoto: Downspec · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where mechanical engineering happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 18 · Dorm 16 · Dining 3 · Athletics 2 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the mechanical engineering ranking

  1. Lamar University 37
  2. SUNY New Paltz 37
  3. University of Michigan–Flint 37
  4. University of Missouri–St. Louis 37
  5. Marshall University 36
  6. Kennesaw State University 35
  7. Georgia Southern University 35
  8. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 35

Other strong majors at UW–Platteville

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UW–Platteville 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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