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Rank	Department	Your Score	Yrs (-3)	Job (2)	Ed Eff (2)	Cite / Fac (2)	Fac Qual (2)	Cost / Year (-5)	Deg / Yr (-3)	# Fac (-2)	Stu / Fac (-3)	UG Acc (-1)	SAT-M (1)	SAT-V (1)
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1.	Applied Mechanics, California Institute of Technology	18.8	5.7†	79%†	4.3	22.7	4.4	$17,224†	6.2†	18	2.3	20%†	775†	735†
1.	Mechanical Engineering, California Institute of Technology	18.8	5.7†	79%†	4.3	22.7	4.4	$17,224†	6.2†	18	2.3	20%†	775†	735†
3.	Mechanical Engineering, Cornell University	16.1	4.9†	76%†	4.0	19.7	4.2	$16,969†	6.0†	31	1.6	27%†	710†	675†
3.	Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Cornell University	16.1	4.9†	76%†	4.0	19.7	4.2	$16,969†	6.0†	31	1.6	27%†	710†	675†
5.	Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University	13.8	4.7	76%	2.8	61.3	2.9	$16,005	7.0	6	5.7	35%	705	680
6.	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University	12.3	5.7	81%	4.1	20.0	4.2	$17,805	8.0	22	4.2	11%	745	735
7.	Mechanical Engineering & Materials Sci, Duke University	12.1	4.5	81%	3.2	12.3	3.1	$16,361	7.4	13	3.1	22%	725	705
7.	Mechanical Engineering, Stony Brook University	12.1	4.9	84%	2.9	29.2	2.8	$12,370	5.0	19	2.7	51%	610	570
9.	Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University	12.0	4.7	72%	3.9	26.9	4.0	$17,240	11.4	26	3.3	30%	715	695
9.	Mechanical Engineering, Tufts University	12.0	3.7	71%	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$16,579	1.4	27*	2.6*	28%	705	700
11.	Mechanical Engr and Materials Science, Rice University	10.3	4.7	89%	3.2	7.5	3.2	$15,506	4.8	15	5.0	25%	725	710
12.	Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame	9.6	5.3	61%	3.1	3.1	3.1	$14,992	2.2	24	1.0	32%	700	685
13.	Engineering Mechanics, Michigan Technological University	8.0	4.2†	80%†	2.6	3.6	2.4	$10,299†	6.4†	40	0.7	85%†	620†	590†
13.	Mechanical Engineering, Michigan Technological University	8.0	4.2†	80%†	2.6	3.6	2.4	$10,299†	6.4†	40	0.7	85%†	620†	590†
13.	Mechanical Engrg - Engrg Mechanics, Michigan Technological University	8.0	4.2†	80%†	2.6	3.6	2.4	$10,299†	6.4†	40	0.7	85%†	620†	590†
13.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Rochester	8.0	5.5	73%	2.5	25.6	2.7	$17,028	3.0	20	1.7	46%	670	650
17.	Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University in the City of New York	7.5	4.9	48%	3.1	17.3	3.2	$16,600	6.8	10	3.4	13%	725	715
18.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla	7.3	4.2	52%	2.8	6.3	2.9	$10,802	6.0	30	1.9	63%	665	638
19.	MAE - Mechanical & Aerospace Eng, University of California-San Diego	7.1	5.0†	73%†	3.6	12.6	4.0	$22,038†	2.4†	39	0.9	39%†	655†	605†
20.	Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State University	7.0	4.9	66%	3.1	9.2	3.0	$11,006	7.2	23	1.3	76%	585	555
Rank	Department	Your Score	Yrs (-3)	Job (2)	Ed Eff (2)	Cite / Fac (2)	Fac Qual (2)	Cost / Year (-5)	Deg / Yr (-3)	# Fac (-2)	Stu / Fac (-3)	UG Acc (-1)	SAT-M (1)	SAT-V (1)
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20.	Mechanical Engineering, Washington University in St Louis	7.0	4.9	53%	2.8	9.4	2.8	$16,938	3.8	14	2.4	19%	730	710
22.	Mechanical Engineering (incl Indus Engr), University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	6.4	5.2	75%	3.9	12.7	4.1	$12,805	13.0	38	2.9	70%	630	600
23.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland-Baltimore County	5.9	3.9	56%	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$13,572	2.8	27*	2.6*	71%	620	595
24.	MAE - Applied Mechanics & Mechan Engr, University of California-San Diego	5.8	5.0†	73%†	3.6	12.6	4.0	$22,038†	5.6†	39	0.9	39%†	655†	605†
25.	Mechanical Engr and Applied Mechanics, University of Pennsylvania	5.7	4.9	55%	3.3	12.8	3.4	$18,171	5.4	12	4.2	21%	725	705
26.	Mechanical Engineering, CUNY Graduate School and University Center	5.6	5.4	66%*	2.7	10.1	2.8	$14,482*	2.4	16	1.7	60%*	624*	600*
27.	Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Case Western Reserve University	5.5	5.7	67%	3.4	2.4	3.5	$14,736	7.8	16	2.1	68%	690	650
28.	Engineering Mechanics - EM, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	5.4	4.7†	67%†	3.2	5.7	3.2	$10,960†	12.4†	24	2.1	72%†	615†	585†
28.	Mechanical Engineering - ME, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	5.4	4.7†	67%†	3.2	5.7	3.2	$10,960†	12.4†	24	2.1	72%†	615†	585†
30.	Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, SUNY at Buffalo	5.0	5.4	67%	3.2	5.7	3.1	$11,959	1.4	25	3.1	56%	595	565
31.	Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University	4.9	4.2	53%	2.6	2.7	2.5	$12,871	2.0	24	1.4	69%	615	590
32.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Dayton	4.8	7.2	94%	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$10,066	3.2	27*	2.6*	79%	595	570
32.	Mechanical Engineering, Washington State University	4.8	4.2	71%	3.0	10.2	2.9	$15,938*	1.6	34	1.7	74%	560	545
34.	Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University at Raleigh	4.7	4.9	62%	3.2	6.3	3.3	$12,357	1.6	56	1.9	59%	615	580
35.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa	4.5	5.3*	66%*	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$11,778*	0.8	27*	2.6*	65%	570	535
35.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Kansas Main Campus	4.5	6.0	91%	2.5	2.0	2.2	$15,529	2.4	14	1.0	69%	624*	600*
37.	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, George Washington University	4.1	5.3*	83%	2.8	1.3	2.5	$16,789*	3.0	16	2.8	38%	640	640
38.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder	4.0	4.7	84%	2.7	12.3	2.9	$16,035	8.4	17	2.2	88%	600	580
39.	Mechanical Engineering, Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus	3.8	4.5	65%	3.0	7.8	3.1	$13,216	4.2	20	2.6	91%	560	550
40.	Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California	3.7	5.5	38%	2.6	14.8	2.7	$16,572	2.4	11	1.9	27%	690	665
Rank	Department	Your Score	Yrs (-3)	Job (2)	Ed Eff (2)	Cite / Fac (2)	Fac Qual (2)	Cost / Year (-5)	Deg / Yr (-3)	# Fac (-2)	Stu / Fac (-3)	UG Acc (-1)	SAT-M (1)	SAT-V (1)
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41.	Mechanical Engineering - MEEN, University of Kentucky	3.6	4.2	60%	2.4	6.4	2.3	$12,008	5.0	19	1.7	79%	575	565
41.	Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering, Western Michigan University	3.6	5.3*	66%*	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$13,784*	1.6	27*	2.6*	85%	624*	600*
43.	Mechanical Engineering, Florida State University	3.4	4.6	67%	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$14,929	4.4	27*	2.6*	62%	585	575
43.	Mechanical and Environmental Engineering, University of California-Santa Barbara	3.4	5.5	75%	3.2	63.9	3.1	$24,034	7.4	22	3.9	53%	600	580
45.	Mechanical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Charlotte	3.1	5.3	78%	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$11,993	6.2	27*	2.6*	72%	545	525
46.	Mechanical Engineering & Mechanics, Lehigh University	2.7	5.7	50%	3.3	5.9	3.4	$12,926	5.0	35	3.1	41%	680	640
46.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland-College Park	2.7	4.2	74%	3.1	19.0	3.1	$14,382	21.2	58	1.5	49%	650	625
48.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware	2.6	4.7	48%	3.2	10.1	2.9	$11,691	4.6	17	4.6	47%	610	595
49.	Engineering Mechanics & Astronautics, University of Wisconsin-Madison	2.5	5.2†	74%†	3.3	1.7	3.5	$12,640†	15.2†	32	2.4	71%†	650†	615†
49.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison	2.5	5.2†	74%†	3.3	1.7	3.5	$12,640†	15.2†	32	2.4	71%†	650†	615†
51.	Mechanical, Aerospace, & Manufacturing E, Syracuse University	2.4	5.1	89%	1.9	1.0	2.0	$17,657	0.6	16	1.3	65%	620	595
52.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago	2.1	4.2	63%	3.0	5.8	3.0	$15,476	6.8	29	2.6	58%	605	570
53.	Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Arizona	1.9	6.1†	63%†	3.1	6.5	3.1	$12,863†	2.2†	26	1.6	88%†	565†	560†
54.	Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Marquette University	1.7	6.9	66%*	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$11,174	2.2	27*	2.6*	70%	600	595
54.	Mechanical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology	1.7	4.7	60%	1.4	1.1	1.8	$13,660	1.8	14	1.7	47%	665	610
56.	Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Massachusetts-Amherst	1.4	4.0	70%	2.6	5.9	2.7	$17,645	4.0	20	2.2	80%	575	565
57.	Mechanical Engineering, Florida Atlantic University	1.3	5.3*	70%*	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$15,219*	1.4	27*	2.6*	55%	525	515
57.	Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina A & T State University	1.3	4.2	62%	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$11,342	4.0	27*	2.6*	83%	450	440
57.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Miami	1.3	4.2	45%*	2.1	0.9	1.7	$15,255	2.0	9	1.6	46%	640	620
60.	Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Boston University	1.2	4.5	42%	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$17,237	3.0	27*	2.6*	55%	655	645
Rank	Department	Your Score	Yrs (-3)	Job (2)	Ed Eff (2)	Cite / Fac (2)	Fac Qual (2)	Cost / Year (-5)	Deg / Yr (-3)	# Fac (-2)	Stu / Fac (-3)	UG Acc (-1)	SAT-M (1)	SAT-V (1)
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61.	Mechanical Engineering, Santa Clara University	0.7	5.3*	66%*	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$18,668*	0.6	27*	2.6*	57%	610	595
62.	Mechanical Engineering & Mechanics (MEM), Drexel University	0.6	4.7	78%	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$18,884	5.4	27*	2.6*	82%	610	580
62.	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Florida Institute of Technology-Melbourne	0.6	5.3*	66%*	1.1	7.5	1.4	$12,820*	1.2	10	0.5	82%	605	565
62.	Mechanical Engineering, Northeastern University	0.6	4.0	36%*	1.9	3.9	2.0	$15,739	2.0	19	0.8	47%	625	605
62.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Central Florida	0.6	4.6	85%	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$20,539	5.2	27*	2.6*	62%	575	565
66.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington-Seattle Campus	0.4	5.9	65%	3.2	9.0	3.1	$12,626	9.8	22	3.2	67%	610	590
67.	Engineering Mechanics, The University of Texas at Austin	0.3	5.7†	61%†	3.6	28.0	3.7	$14,108†	16.2†	85	1.1	51%†	630†	605†
67.	Mechanical Engineering & Operations Rese, The University of Texas at Austin	0.3	5.7†	61%†	3.6	28.0	3.7	$14,108†	16.2†	85	1.1	51%†	630†	605†
69.	Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University-Main Campus	0.0	5.2	78%	4.0	7.5	4.0	$12,056	23.0	54	2.0	85%	590	555
69.	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Rutgers University-New Brunswick/Piscataway	0.0	4.7†	50%†	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$14,982†	7.4†	27*	2.6*	61%†	615†	580†
69.	Mechanics, Rutgers University-New Brunswick/Piscataway	0.0	4.7†	50%†	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$14,982†	7.4†	27*	2.6*	61%†	615†	580†
72.	Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University	-0.2	8.0	63%	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$9,790	2.0	27*	2.6*	78%	620	605
72.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Florida	-0.2	5.0	41%	3.1	2.1	2.8	$14,426	7.2	12	2.8	57%	640	620
72.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Nevada-Reno	-0.2	5.1	66%*	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$15,602	1.2	27*	2.6*	86%	535	525
75.	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Missouri-Columbia	-0.4	5.2	57%	2.1	4.0	2.1	$12,268	3.0	22	1.8	83%	595	600
76.	Mechanical Engineering, Ohio State University-Main Campus	-0.6	4.7†	66%†	3.3	9.2	3.3	$15,072†	12.8†	30	2.9	73%†	580†	560†
76.	Welding Engineering, Ohio State University-Main Campus	-0.6	4.7†	66%†	3.3	9.2	3.3	$15,072†	12.8†	30	2.9	73%†	580†	560†
76.	Mechanical Engineering, The University of Alabama	-0.6	4.2	38%	2.0	0.3	1.9	$13,077	3.4	12	0.7	74%	565	565
76.	Mechanical Engineering, University of South Carolina-Columbia	-0.6	5.2	62%	1.9	2.4	1.9	$13,036	5.0	17	1.1	67%	580	570
80.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh-Main Campus	-0.7	5.2	55%	2.6	6.0	2.4	$14,947	5.6	14	3.0	49%	625	610
Rank	Department	Your Score	Yrs (-3)	Job (2)	Ed Eff (2)	Cite / Fac (2)	Fac Qual (2)	Cost / Year (-5)	Deg / Yr (-3)	# Fac (-2)	Stu / Fac (-3)	UG Acc (-1)	SAT-M (1)	SAT-V (1)
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81.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Nevada-Las Vegas	-0.9	5.3*	66%*	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$14,746*	2.2	27*	2.6*	81%	515	500
82.	Civil Engr. & Engr. Mechanics, University of Arizona	-1.0	6.1†	63%†	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$12,863†	4.2†	27*	2.6*	88%†	565†	560†
83.	Mechanical Engineering, Auburn University Main Campus	-1.2	4.5	67%	2.5	1.1	2.3	$16,884	3.8	18	1.8	82%	570	550
83.	Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	-1.2	5.3†	84%†	4.0	7.3	4.1	$14,714†	20.4†	53	4.3	68%†	675†	615†
83.	Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	-1.2	5.3†	84%†	4.0	7.3	4.1	$14,714†	20.4†	53	4.3	68%†	675†	615†
83.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Vermont	-1.2	5.3*	66%*	1.7	0.2	1.7	$16,546*	0.8	9	0.4	80%	585	580
87.	Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Kansas State University	-1.6	3.7	50%	2.1	1.3	2.3	$22,335	2.6	16	0.8	48%	624*	600*
87.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Idaho	-1.6	5.9	66%*	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$15,299	2.4	27*	2.6*	83%	550	550
87.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Massachusetts-Lowell	-1.6	5.3*	66%*	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$21,669*	1.0	27*	2.6*	41%	588	600
90.	Mechanical Engineering, University of California-Irvine	-1.8	5.4†	67%†	3.0	14.2	3.1	$22,065†	4.0†	22	2.7	52%†	620†	580†
90.	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California-Irvine	-1.8	5.4†	67%†	3.0	14.2	3.1	$22,065†	4.0†	22	2.7	52%†	620†	580†
92.	Mechanical Engineering, Polytechnic University	-1.9	3.7	66%*	1.5	0.3	1.4	$16,156*	1.4	6	3.0	69%	630	545
93.	Mechanical Engineering, Florida International University	-2.1	5.2	66%*	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$19,907*	0.8	27*	2.6*	61%	550	555
93.	Mechanical Engineering, The University of Tennessee	-2.1	6.9	75%	2.4	1.5	2.2	$13,774	3.2	22	1.5	44%	555	555
95.	Mechanical Engineering, Wichita State University	-2.4	4.7	70%*	1.4	0.0	1.5	$12,692	2.6	11	1.9	84%	545	530
96.	Mechanical Engineering, University of South Florida	-2.6	6.6	66%*	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$18,288*	1.0	27*	2.6*	28%	565	555
97.	Mechanical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology	-2.7	6.7	60%	3.0	4.4	3.0	$21,868	1.0	18	1.3	63%	675	625
98.	Mechanical Engineering, Southern Methodist University	-2.9	3.7	50%	2.1	1.1	2.0	$17,624	4.0	11	3.2	58%	620	610
99.	Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus	-3.0	4.8	43%	2.8	4.6	2.4	$17,204	4.6	15	2.0	86%	624*	600*
100.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Tulsa	-3.1	5.3*	66%*	0.6	0.0	0.8	$13,724*	1.2	9	0.8	75%	630	620
Rank	Department	Your Score	Yrs (-3)	Job (2)	Ed Eff (2)	Cite / Fac (2)	Fac Qual (2)	Cost / Year (-5)	Deg / Yr (-3)	# Fac (-2)	Stu / Fac (-3)	UG Acc (-1)	SAT-M (1)	SAT-V (1)
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101.	Mechanical Engr (including Nuclear Engr), Iowa State University	-3.3	4.9	59%	3.1	2.2	3.0	$17,919	6.4	16	3.4	90%	620	595
102.	Mechanical Engineering, New Mexico State University-Main Campus	-3.4	6.2	63%	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$14,868*	0.6	27*	2.6*	81%	500	500
102.	Mechanical Engineering, Wayne State University	-3.4	5.0	78%	2.5	3.1	2.3	$19,346	6.6	24	2.7	63%	624*	600*
104.	Mechanical Engineering, University of California-Los Angeles	-3.7	5.4†	51%†	3.5	25.2	3.8	$24,007†	15.0†	33	2.8	23%†	665†	630†
105.	Mechanical Engineering, Howard University	-3.8	5.3*	66%*	1.4	1.5	1.4	$12,978*	0.6	8	3.4	47%	565	560
105.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston	-3.8	6.1	75%	3.1	2.4	3.1	$17,506	2.6	24	2.8	81%	550	520
107.	Mechanical Engineering & App Mechanics, University of Rhode Island	-4.2	6.9	83%	2.5	2.5	2.6	$14,321	2.2	16	3.4	79%	550	535
108.	Mechanical Engineering, Oregon State University	-4.3	5.7	70%*	2.5	1.4	2.1	$14,737*	1.4	8	3.4	90%	550	530
109.	Mechanical Engineering, Texas Tech University	-4.4	4.1	38%	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$20,067	3.0	27*	2.6*	71%	575	555
110.	Mechanical Engineering, University of New Hampshire-Main Campus	-5.6	4.7	86%	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$28,923	0.6	27*	2.6*	72%	570	560
111.	Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Eng, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	-5.7	5.9	70%	3.5	5.4	3.7	$27,201	1.0	34	2.9	78%	685	635
112.	Mechanical Engineering, Yale University	-5.9	5.7	71%	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$32,850	2.8	27*	2.6*	10%	740	740
113.	Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, Clarkson University	-6.0	6.2	56%	2.5	12.4	2.4	$14,897	3.4	19	3.5	86%	595	555
114.	Engineering Mechanics, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	-6.1	5.7†	66%†	3.6	17.3	3.7	$13,812†	19.0†	78	3.3	58%†	610†	580†
114.	Engineering Science and Mechanics, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	-6.1	5.7†	66%†	3.6	17.3	3.7	$13,812†	19.0†	78	3.3	58%†	610†	580†
114.	Mechanical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	-6.1	5.7†	66%†	3.6	17.3	3.7	$13,812†	19.0†	78	3.3	58%†	610†	580†
114.	Mechanical Engineering (Watson School), SUNY at Binghamton	-6.1	10.3	71%	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$13,911	1.8	27*	2.6*	43%	650	615
118.	Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering, University of California-Davis	-6.2	4.9	50%	3.4	6.7	3.3	$23,150	6.4	37	2.2	55%	615	565
119.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut	-6.4	5.9	40%	2.1	2.1	2.3	$14,790	2.6	18	2.6	51%	600	585
120.	Mechanical Engineering, Texas A & M University	-6.5	4.9	59%	3.3	3.8	3.2	$16,672	16.4	54	2.1	70%	615	585
Rank	Department	Your Score	Yrs (-3)	Job (2)	Ed Eff (2)	Cite / Fac (2)	Fac Qual (2)	Cost / Year (-5)	Deg / Yr (-3)	# Fac (-2)	Stu / Fac (-3)	UG Acc (-1)	SAT-M (1)	SAT-V (1)
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121.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	-6.6	4.9	61%	4.0	8.8	4.2	$14,399	37.0	48	3.6	57%	680	640
121.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah	-6.6	7.7	55%	2.7	6.7	2.7	$11,640	6.6	23	3.0	86%	624*	600*
123.	Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	-6.7	4.9	60%	3.5	4.1	3.6	$12,367	31.6	57	3.0	67%	690	645
124.	Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology	-7.0	5.4	73%	4.5	15.6	4.7	$18,201	34.4	59	7.0	14%	770	730
125.	Mechanical, Industrial & Nuclear Engr, University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	-7.6	5.5	63%	2.9	2.5	2.7	$17,547	4.2	19	4.3	77%	565	545
126.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Iowa	-8.3	4.2	68%	2.9	6.4	2.8	$27,018	7.4	15	3.1	84%	600	585
127.	Mechanical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology	-8.5	4.1	29%	1.9	0.0	1.8	$14,509	6.6	12	2.8	71%	595	530
128.	Mechanical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute	-9.3	5.9	83%	2.4	1.9	2.1	$29,455	2.2	28	0.4	85%	665	615
129.	Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	-10.7	7.0	66%*	1.7	16.8	1.8	$20,020	2.4	13	2.9	78%	600	575
130.	Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University	-10.8	4.7	76%	3.5	4.8	3.6	$40,595	8.2	24	1.9	39%	720	660
131.	Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University	-11.3	6.1	64%	2.7	4.8	2.5	$24,455	4.6	24	1.4	88%	565	555
132.	Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington	-11.8	5.4	44%	2.2	2.5	2.1	$18,441	3.4	19	2.6	79%	545	515
133.	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Alabama in Huntsville	-13.9	7.9†	80%†	2.1	8.4	1.9	$20,675†	5.4†	24	2.3	87%†	580†	575†
134.	Mechanical Engineering, University of California-Berkeley	-16.3	5.2	61%	4.5	14.8	4.5	$24,521	41.8	41	5.7	25%	685	645
135.	Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt University	-16.8	6.0	69%	2.5	2.3	2.3	$35,082	3.6	12	3.8	35%	695	675
136.	Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University	-18.2	6.0	73%	4.5	38.4	4.8	$37,864	33.4	31	7.1	12%	735	720
137.	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	-21.1	5.2	77%	2.4	2.8	2.2	$16,407	3.6	13	13.9	51%	565	555
138.	Mechanical Engineering, Catholic University of America	-37.2	12.3	91%	2.1	2.6	2.0	$36,157	2.0	9	3.6	82%	565	580

Unranked Mechanical Engineering Graduate Schools

Item Descriptions

Your Score

Your customized program score is a weighted sum of points for each item. The weights were selected on this page. For an item with importance weight W, a program receives W × S points for being S standard deviations above average. Larger values are better.

Years to Degree (Yrs)

Median time lapse from entering graduate school at the doctorate-granting institution to receipt of doctorate in years. Note that time spent obtaining a master's degree at a different institution is not counted. Your weight = -3. Smaller values are better. (SED, 2000-2004)

Placement Rate (Job)

Percentage of doctorate recipients from the program with definite plans at graduation (either a job or a postdoctoral position). Your weight = 2. Larger values are better. (SED, 2000-2004)

Educational Effectiveness (Ed Eff)

Program effectiveness in educating research scholars and scientists, 1993. Scale of 0 to 5, with 0 denoting "Not Effective" and 5 denoting "Extremely Effective." Your weight = 2. Larger values are better. (NRC, 1995)

Citations per Faculty Member (Cite / Fac)

The ratio of the number of citations of program publications in the period 1988-1992 to the number of program faculty. Your weight = 2. Larger values are better. (NRC, 1995)

Faculty Quality (Fac Qual)

Scholarly quality of program faculty, 1993. Scale of 0 to 5, with 0 denoting "Not sufficient for doctoral education" and 5 denoting "Distinguished." Your weight = 2. Larger values are better. (NRC, 1995)

Cost Per Year (Cost / Year)

Low yearly cost (tuition, fees, room and board, other expenses) for an out of state student living on campus. Assumes median tuition remission. Your weight = -5. Smaller values are better. (IPEDS, 2001-2005)

Doctorates Granted per Year (Deg / Yr)

The average number of doctorates granted by the program per year between 2001 and 2005. Your weight = -3. Smaller values are better. (IPEDS, 2001-2005)

Number of Faculty (# Fac)

Total number of faculty participating in the program. Your weight = -2. Smaller values are better. (NRC, 1995)

Grad Student / Faculty Ratio (Stu / Fac)

The number of graduate students per faculty member. Your weight = -3. Smaller values are better. (NRC, 1995)

Undergraduate Acceptance Rate (UG Acc)

The percentage of applicants the institution accepts into its undergraduate programs. Your weight = -1. Smaller values are better. (IPEDS, 2005)

Math SAT Score (SAT-M)

The average of the 25th and 75th percentile mathematics SAT scores for undergraduates at the institution. Your weight = 1. Larger values are better. (IPEDS, 2005)

Verbal SAT Score (SAT-V)

The average of the 25th and 75th percentile verbal SAT scores for undergraduates at the institution. Your weight = 1. Larger values are better. (IPEDS, 2005)

Missing Values

Missing values have been replaced with the average value for all programs in the field.

Data Sources

Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

IPEDS is an annual, comprehensive set of surveys of all colleges and universities in the United States. The surveys are conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics.  Learn more

National Research Council

The National Research Council conducts assessments of doctoral programs in the United States every 10 to 15 years). The data we use are from the most recent assessment, the 1995 study Research-Doctorate Programs in the United States: Continuity and Change. Learn more about the NRC study's methods here; order a copy here. The next NRC assessment is scheduled for release in Summer 2009.  Learn more

Survey of Earned Doctorates

The NSF/NIH/NEH/USED/USDA/NASA Survey of Earned Doctorates is an annual survey of all new recipients of doctorates from US universities at graduation. The average of the response rates for the 2000–2004 surveys was 92%.  Learn more

Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

The Survey is an annual assessment of the number and characteristics of graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in science, engineering, and health-related fields. It is conducted by the National Science Foundation.  Learn more