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Mechanical engineering at Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt graduates about 54 mechanical engineering majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 22nd of 332 schools we score for mechanical engineering, a standout program at 84 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 37 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 42% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $101,000 four years out, 1.10× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $13 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

84/100Standout#22 of 332 for mechanical engineering →
Graduates a year543% of the class
Courses in the catalog37more than 42% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$101,0001.10× the same major nationally
Research in the field$13Ma year, NSF
Admit rate6%whole school
SAT middle 50%1490–1570whole school

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Where mechanical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Science and Engineering Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 83 · Dorm 40 · Student housing 10 · Athletics 7 · Arts 6 · Library 4.

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Nearby in the mechanical engineering ranking

  1. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 85
  2. Case Western Reserve University 85
  3. University of Notre Dame 85
  4. University of Rochester 84
  5. Virginia Tech 83
  6. University of California, Los Angeles 83
  7. Northwestern University 83
  8. California Institute of Technology 83

Other strong majors at Vanderbilt

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Vanderbilt 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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