Mechanical engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia Commonwealth University graduates about 96 mechanical engineering majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 145th of 332 schools we score for mechanical engineering, a solid program at 57 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 48 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 65% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $88,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $8 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.