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Charlottesville, VA · Mechanical engineering

Mechanical engineering at UVA

UVA graduates about 71 mechanical engineering majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 45th of 332 schools we score for mechanical engineering, a strong program at 77 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 $95,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $13 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

77/100Strong#45 of 332 for mechanical engineering →
Graduates a year712% of the class
Courses in the catalog50more than 68% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$95,0001.03× the same major nationally
Research in the field$13Ma year, NSF
Admit rate17%whole school
SAT middle 50%1400–1540whole school

Around UVA

Markings of The Society of P.R.I. along Engineer's Way in 2017
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Where mechanical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Chemical Engineering Building, Observatory Mountain Engineering Research Facility, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Building, Biomedical Engineering and Medical Science Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 223 · Athletics 129 · Dorm 79 · Library 11 · Dining 9 · Student housing 7.

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Nearby in the mechanical engineering ranking

  1. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 77
  2. Rutgers University–New Brunswick 77
  3. University of Washington 77
  4. Washington University in St. Louis 77
  5. Harvard University 77
  6. California Polytechnic State University–San Luis Obispo 76
  7. Drexel University 76
  8. University of Massachusetts–Amherst 76

Other strong majors at UVA

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UVA 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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