Mechanical engineering at WPI
WPI graduates about 211 mechanical engineering majors a year, 18% of its graduating class. That puts it 31st of 332 schools we score for mechanical engineering, a standout program at 80 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 $97,000 four years out, 1.06× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $23 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around WPI
Where mechanical engineering happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: WPI Innovation Studio.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 29 · Dorm 14 · Athletics 2 · Library 2 · Arts 1.
Nearby in the mechanical engineering ranking
Other strong majors at WPI
- Computer science 85 · #56
- Engineering (all) 85 · #55
- Math & statistics 82 · #76
- Physics & astronomy 77 · #78
- Chemistry & biochem 75 · #115
- Art, music & theater 67 · #210
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares WPI 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.