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Mechanical engineering at UW

UW graduates about 121 mechanical engineering majors a year, 1% 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 47 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 63% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $102,000 four years out, 1.11× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $17 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 year1211% of the class
Courses in the catalog47more than 63% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$102,0001.11× the same major nationally
Research in the field$17Ma year, NSF
Admit rate39%whole school

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Where mechanical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Engineering Annex, Mechanical Engineering Building, Aerospace Engineering and Research Building (AERB), Electrical and Computer Engineering Building, Engineering Library, Interdisciplinary Engineering Building, Molecular Engineering and Sciences.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 139 · Dorm 32 · Athletics 16 · Student housing 12 · Library 6 · Arts 5.

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Nearby in the mechanical engineering ranking

  1. University of Delaware 78
  2. Michigan State University 77
  3. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 77
  4. Rutgers University–New Brunswick 77
  5. Washington University in St. Louis 77
  6. University of Virginia 77
  7. Harvard University 77
  8. California Polytechnic State University–San Luis Obispo 76

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UW 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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