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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 (-1)	UG Acc (-1)	SAT-M (1)	SAT-V (1)
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1.	Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology	28.3	5.4	73%	4.5	15.6	4.7	$18,201	34.4	59	7.0	14%	770	730
2.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	24.1	4.9	61%	4.0	8.8	4.2	$14,399	37.0	48	3.6	57%	680	640
3.	Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	21.0	4.9	60%	3.5	4.1	3.6	$12,367	31.6	57	3.0	67%	690	645
4.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland-College Park	20.4	4.2	74%	3.1	19.0	3.1	$14,382	21.2	58	1.5	49%	650	625
5.	Engineering Mechanics, The University of Texas at Austin	19.9	5.7†	61%†	3.6	28.0	3.7	$14,108†	16.2†	85	1.1	51%†	630†	605†
5.	Mechanical Engineering & Operations Rese, The University of Texas at Austin	19.9	5.7†	61%†	3.6	28.0	3.7	$14,108†	16.2†	85	1.1	51%†	630†	605†
7.	Mechanical Engineering, University of California-Berkeley	19.1	5.2	61%	4.5	14.8	4.5	$24,521	41.8	41	5.7	25%	685	645
8.	Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University-Main Campus	18.9	5.2	78%	4.0	7.5	4.0	$12,056	23.0	54	2.0	85%	590	555
9.	Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	18.1	5.3†	84%†	4.0	7.3	4.1	$14,714†	20.4†	53	4.3	68%†	675†	615†
9.	Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	18.1	5.3†	84%†	4.0	7.3	4.1	$14,714†	20.4†	53	4.3	68%†	675†	615†
11.	Engineering Mechanics, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	16.7	5.7†	66%†	3.6	17.3	3.7	$13,812†	19.0†	78	3.3	58%†	610†	580†
11.	Engineering Science and Mechanics, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	16.7	5.7†	66%†	3.6	17.3	3.7	$13,812†	19.0†	78	3.3	58%†	610†	580†
11.	Mechanical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	16.7	5.7†	66%†	3.6	17.3	3.7	$13,812†	19.0†	78	3.3	58%†	610†	580†
14.	Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University	16.5	4.7	72%	3.9	26.9	4.0	$17,240	11.4	26	3.3	30%	715	695
15.	Applied Mechanics, California Institute of Technology	16.0	5.7†	79%†	4.3	22.7	4.4	$17,224†	6.2†	18	2.3	20%†	775†	735†
15.	Mechanical Engineering, California Institute of Technology	16.0	5.7†	79%†	4.3	22.7	4.4	$17,224†	6.2†	18	2.3	20%†	775†	735†
17.	Mechanical Engineering, Cornell University	15.3	4.9†	76%†	4.0	19.7	4.2	$16,969†	6.0†	31	1.6	27%†	710†	675†
17.	Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Cornell University	15.3	4.9†	76%†	4.0	19.7	4.2	$16,969†	6.0†	31	1.6	27%†	710†	675†
19.	Mechanical Engineering (incl Indus Engr), University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	14.5	5.2	75%	3.9	12.7	4.1	$12,805	13.0	38	2.9	70%	630	600
20.	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University	14.2	5.7	81%	4.1	20.0	4.2	$17,805	8.0	22	4.2	11%	745	735
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 (-1)	UG Acc (-1)	SAT-M (1)	SAT-V (1)
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21.	Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University	12.9	4.7	76%	2.8	61.3	2.9	$16,005	7.0	6	5.7	35%	705	680
22.	Engineering Mechanics & Astronautics, University of Wisconsin-Madison	10.4	5.2†	74%†	3.3	1.7	3.5	$12,640†	15.2†	32	2.4	71%†	650†	615†
22.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison	10.4	5.2†	74%†	3.3	1.7	3.5	$12,640†	15.2†	32	2.4	71%†	650†	615†
24.	Mechanical Engineering & Materials Sci, Duke University	10.1	4.5	81%	3.2	12.3	3.1	$16,361	7.4	13	3.1	22%	725	705
25.	Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University	9.8	6.0	73%	4.5	38.4	4.8	$37,864	33.4	31	7.1	12%	735	720
26.	Mechanical Engineering, Stony Brook University	9.1	4.9	84%	2.9	29.2	2.8	$12,370	5.0	19	2.7	51%	610	570
27.	Mechanical Engr and Materials Science, Rice University	8.9	4.7	89%	3.2	7.5	3.2	$15,506	4.8	15	5.0	25%	725	710
28.	Engineering Mechanics - EM, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	8.8	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	8.8	4.7†	67%†	3.2	5.7	3.2	$10,960†	12.4†	24	2.1	72%†	615†	585†
30.	Engineering Mechanics, Michigan Technological University	8.6	4.2†	80%†	2.6	3.6	2.4	$10,299†	6.4†	40	0.7	85%†	620†	590†
30.	Mechanical Engineering, Michigan Technological University	8.6	4.2†	80%†	2.6	3.6	2.4	$10,299†	6.4†	40	0.7	85%†	620†	590†
30.	Mechanical Engrg - Engrg Mechanics, Michigan Technological University	8.6	4.2†	80%†	2.6	3.6	2.4	$10,299†	6.4†	40	0.7	85%†	620†	590†
33.	Mechanical Engineering, Tufts University	7.7	3.7	71%	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$16,579	1.4	27*	2.6*	28%	705	700
34.	Mechanical Engineering, Texas A & M University	7.2	4.9	59%	3.3	3.8	3.2	$16,672	16.4	54	2.1	70%	615	585
35.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla	6.7	4.2	52%	2.8	6.3	2.9	$10,802	6.0	30	1.9	63%	665	638
36.	Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University at Raleigh	6.6	4.9	62%	3.2	6.3	3.3	$12,357	1.6	56	1.9	59%	615	580
37.	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†
38.	Mechanical Engineering, Ohio State University-Main Campus	5.5	4.7†	66%†	3.3	9.2	3.3	$15,072†	12.8†	30	2.9	73%†	580†	560†
38.	Welding Engineering, Ohio State University-Main Campus	5.5	4.7†	66%†	3.3	9.2	3.3	$15,072†	12.8†	30	2.9	73%†	580†	560†
40.	Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State University	5.0	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 (-1)	UG Acc (-1)	SAT-M (1)	SAT-V (1)
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41.	Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University in the City of New York	4.7	4.9	48%	3.1	17.3	3.2	$16,600	6.8	10	3.4	13%	725	715
41.	Mechanical Engineering, University of California-Los Angeles	4.7	5.4†	51%†	3.5	25.2	3.8	$24,007†	15.0†	33	2.8	23%†	665†	630†
43.	MAE - Mechanical & Aerospace Eng, University of California-San Diego	4.5	5.0†	73%†	3.6	12.6	4.0	$22,038†	2.4†	39	0.9	39%†	655†	605†
43.	Mechanical and Environmental Engineering, University of California-Santa Barbara	4.5	5.5	75%	3.2	63.9	3.1	$24,034	7.4	22	3.9	53%	600	580
45.	Mechanical Engineering & Mechanics, Lehigh University	3.9	5.7	50%	3.3	5.9	3.4	$12,926	5.0	35	3.1	41%	680	640
46.	Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame	3.4	5.3	61%	3.1	3.1	3.1	$14,992	2.2	24	1.0	32%	700	685
47.	Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Case Western Reserve University	3.3	5.7	67%	3.4	2.4	3.5	$14,736	7.8	16	2.1	68%	690	650
48.	Mechanical Engr and Applied Mechanics, University of Pennsylvania	3.1	4.9	55%	3.3	12.8	3.4	$18,171	5.4	12	4.2	21%	725	705
49.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago	2.7	4.2	63%	3.0	5.8	3.0	$15,476	6.8	29	2.6	58%	605	570
49.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland-Baltimore County	2.7	3.9	56%	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$13,572	2.8	27*	2.6*	71%	620	595
51.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder	2.6	4.7	84%	2.7	12.3	2.9	$16,035	8.4	17	2.2	88%	600	580
51.	Mechanical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Charlotte	2.6	5.3	78%	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$11,993	6.2	27*	2.6*	72%	545	525
53.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington-Seattle Campus	2.5	5.9	65%	3.2	9.0	3.1	$12,626	9.8	22	3.2	67%	610	590
54.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Rochester	2.4	5.5	73%	2.5	25.6	2.7	$17,028	3.0	20	1.7	46%	670	650
55.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Dayton	2.0	7.2	94%	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$10,066	3.2	27*	2.6*	79%	595	570
56.	Mechanical Engineering, Florida State University	1.5	4.6	67%	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$14,929	4.4	27*	2.6*	62%	585	575
56.	Mechanical Engineering, Washington University in St Louis	1.5	4.9	53%	2.8	9.4	2.8	$16,938	3.8	14	2.4	19%	730	710
58.	Mechanical Engineering, Washington State University	1.4	4.2	71%	3.0	10.2	2.9	$15,938*	1.6	34	1.7	74%	560	545
59.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware	1.1	4.7	48%	3.2	10.1	2.9	$11,691	4.6	17	4.6	47%	610	595
60.	Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, SUNY at Buffalo	0.9	5.4	67%	3.2	5.7	3.1	$11,959	1.4	25	3.1	56%	595	565
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 (-1)	UG Acc (-1)	SAT-M (1)	SAT-V (1)
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61.	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Rutgers University-New Brunswick/Piscataway	0.6	4.7†	50%†	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$14,982†	7.4†	27*	2.6*	61%†	615†	580†
61.	Mechanics, Rutgers University-New Brunswick/Piscataway	0.6	4.7†	50%†	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$14,982†	7.4†	27*	2.6*	61%†	615†	580†
63.	Mechanical Engineering, Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus	0.2	4.5	65%	3.0	7.8	3.1	$13,216	4.2	20	2.6	91%	560	550
64.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa	-0.3	5.3*	66%*	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$11,778*	0.8	27*	2.6*	65%	570	535
65.	Mechanical Engineering & Mechanics (MEM), Drexel University	-0.5	4.7	78%	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$18,884	5.4	27*	2.6*	82%	610	580
66.	Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering, Western Michigan University	-0.6	5.3*	66%*	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$13,784*	1.6	27*	2.6*	85%	624*	600*
67.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Central Florida	-0.7	4.6	85%	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$20,539	5.2	27*	2.6*	62%	575	565
67.	Mechanical Engineering - MEEN, University of Kentucky	-0.7	4.2	60%	2.4	6.4	2.3	$12,008	5.0	19	1.7	79%	575	565
69.	Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina A & T State University	-0.9	4.2	62%	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$11,342	4.0	27*	2.6*	83%	450	440
70.	Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University	-1.0	4.2	53%	2.6	2.7	2.5	$12,871	2.0	24	1.4	69%	615	590
71.	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, George Washington University	-1.2	5.3*	83%	2.8	1.3	2.5	$16,789*	3.0	16	2.8	38%	640	640
72.	Mechanical Engineering, CUNY Graduate School and University Center	-1.5	5.4	66%*	2.7	10.1	2.8	$14,482*	2.4	16	1.7	60%*	624*	600*
73.	Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Boston University	-1.9	4.5	42%	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$17,237	3.0	27*	2.6*	55%	655	645
74.	Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Marquette University	-2.0	6.9	66%*	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$11,174	2.2	27*	2.6*	70%	600	595
75.	Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Massachusetts-Amherst	-2.8	4.0	70%	2.6	5.9	2.7	$17,645	4.0	20	2.2	80%	575	565
76.	Mechanical Engineering, Florida Atlantic University	-3.0	5.3*	70%*	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$15,219*	1.4	27*	2.6*	55%	525	515
76.	Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Arizona	-3.0	6.1†	63%†	3.1	6.5	3.1	$12,863†	2.2†	26	1.6	88%†	565†	560†
76.	Civil Engr. & Engr. Mechanics, University of Arizona	-3.0	6.1†	63%†	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$12,863†	4.2†	27*	2.6*	88%†	565†	560†
76.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Florida	-3.0	5.0	41%	3.1	2.1	2.8	$14,426	7.2	12	2.8	57%	640	620
80.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Kansas Main Campus	-3.9	6.0	91%	2.5	2.0	2.2	$15,529	2.4	14	1.0	69%	624*	600*
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 (-1)	UG Acc (-1)	SAT-M (1)	SAT-V (1)
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81.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh-Main Campus	-4.0	5.2	55%	2.6	6.0	2.4	$14,947	5.6	14	3.0	49%	625	610
81.	Mechanical Engineering, Wayne State University	-4.0	5.0	78%	2.5	3.1	2.3	$19,346	6.6	24	2.7	63%	624*	600*
83.	Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University	-4.1	8.0	63%	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$9,790	2.0	27*	2.6*	78%	620	605
84.	Mechanical Engineering, Santa Clara University	-4.3	5.3*	66%*	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$18,668*	0.6	27*	2.6*	57%	610	595
84.	Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California	-4.3	5.5	38%	2.6	14.8	2.7	$16,572	2.4	11	1.9	27%	690	665
86.	Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering, University of California-Davis	-4.5	4.9	50%	3.4	6.7	3.3	$23,150	6.4	37	2.2	55%	615	565
87.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Nevada-Las Vegas	-4.6	5.3*	66%*	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$14,746*	2.2	27*	2.6*	81%	515	500
87.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Nevada-Reno	-4.6	5.1	66%*	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$15,602	1.2	27*	2.6*	86%	535	525
89.	Mechanical Engineering, University of California-Irvine	-5.0	5.4†	67%†	3.0	14.2	3.1	$22,065†	4.0†	22	2.7	52%†	620†	580†
89.	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California-Irvine	-5.0	5.4†	67%†	3.0	14.2	3.1	$22,065†	4.0†	22	2.7	52%†	620†	580†
91.	Mechanical Engr (including Nuclear Engr), Iowa State University	-5.1	4.9	59%	3.1	2.2	3.0	$17,919	6.4	16	3.4	90%	620	595
91.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Idaho	-5.1	5.9	66%*	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$15,299	2.4	27*	2.6*	83%	550	550
93.	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Missouri-Columbia	-5.4	5.2	57%	2.1	4.0	2.1	$12,268	3.0	22	1.8	83%	595	600
94.	Mechanical Engineering, University of South Carolina-Columbia	-6.1	5.2	62%	1.9	2.4	1.9	$13,036	5.0	17	1.1	67%	580	570
95.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Massachusetts-Lowell	-6.2	5.3*	66%*	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$21,669*	1.0	27*	2.6*	41%	588	600
96.	Mechanical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology	-6.4	4.7	60%	1.4	1.1	1.8	$13,660	1.8	14	1.7	47%	665	610
97.	Mechanical Engineering, Auburn University Main Campus	-6.6	4.5	67%	2.5	1.1	2.3	$16,884	3.8	18	1.8	82%	570	550
97.	Mechanical, Aerospace, & Manufacturing E, Syracuse University	-6.6	5.1	89%	1.9	1.0	2.0	$17,657	0.6	16	1.3	65%	620	595
99.	Mechanical Engineering, Florida International University	-6.8	5.2	66%*	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$19,907*	0.8	27*	2.6*	61%	550	555
100.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah	-7.1	7.7	55%	2.7	6.7	2.7	$11,640	6.6	23	3.0	86%	624*	600*
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 (-1)	UG Acc (-1)	SAT-M (1)	SAT-V (1)
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101.	Mechanical Engineering, Northeastern University	-7.2	4.0	36%*	1.9	3.9	2.0	$15,739	2.0	19	0.8	47%	625	605
101.	Mechanical Engineering, University of South Florida	-7.2	6.6	66%*	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$18,288*	1.0	27*	2.6*	28%	565	555
103.	Mechanical Engineering, The University of Tennessee	-7.3	6.9	75%	2.4	1.5	2.2	$13,774	3.2	22	1.5	44%	555	555
104.	Mechanical Engineering, Texas Tech University	-7.4	4.1	38%	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$20,067	3.0	27*	2.6*	71%	575	555
105.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston	-7.5	6.1	75%	3.1	2.4	3.1	$17,506	2.6	24	2.8	81%	550	520
106.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Miami	-7.9	4.2	45%*	2.1	0.9	1.7	$15,255	2.0	9	1.6	46%	640	620
107.	Mechanical Engineering, Southern Methodist University	-8.1	3.7	50%	2.1	1.1	2.0	$17,624	4.0	11	3.2	58%	620	610
107.	Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus	-8.1	4.8	43%	2.8	4.6	2.4	$17,204	4.6	15	2.0	86%	624*	600*
109.	Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Eng, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	-8.2	5.9	70%	3.5	5.4	3.7	$27,201	1.0	34	2.9	78%	685	635
110.	Mechanical Engineering, New Mexico State University-Main Campus	-8.4	6.2	63%	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$14,868*	0.6	27*	2.6*	81%	500	500
111.	Mechanical Engineering, The University of Alabama	-9.0	4.2	38%	2.0	0.3	1.9	$13,077	3.4	12	0.7	74%	565	565
112.	Mechanical Engineering, Yale University	-9.1	5.7	71%	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$32,850	2.8	27*	2.6*	10%	740	740
113.	Mechanical, Industrial & Nuclear Engr, University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	-9.3	5.5	63%	2.9	2.5	2.7	$17,547	4.2	19	4.3	77%	565	545
114.	Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, Clarkson University	-9.4	6.2	56%	2.5	12.4	2.4	$14,897	3.4	19	3.5	86%	595	555
114.	Mechanical Engineering & App Mechanics, University of Rhode Island	-9.4	6.9	83%	2.5	2.5	2.6	$14,321	2.2	16	3.4	79%	550	535
116.	Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Kansas State University	-9.6	3.7	50%	2.1	1.3	2.3	$22,335	2.6	16	0.8	48%	624*	600*
117.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Iowa	-9.9	4.2	68%	2.9	6.4	2.8	$27,018	7.4	15	3.1	84%	600	585
118.	Mechanical Engineering (Watson School), SUNY at Binghamton	-10.0	10.3	71%	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$13,911	1.8	27*	2.6*	43%	650	615
119.	Mechanical Engineering, Wichita State University	-10.2	4.7	70%*	1.4	0.0	1.5	$12,692	2.6	11	1.9	84%	545	530
120.	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Florida Institute of Technology-Melbourne	-10.3	5.3*	66%*	1.1	7.5	1.4	$12,820*	1.2	10	0.5	82%	605	565
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 (-1)	UG Acc (-1)	SAT-M (1)	SAT-V (1)
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121.	Mechanical Engineering, Polytechnic University	-10.6	3.7	66%*	1.5	0.3	1.4	$16,156*	1.4	6	3.0	69%	630	545
121.	Mechanical Engineering, University of New Hampshire-Main Campus	-10.6	4.7	86%	2.9*	9.7*	2.9*	$28,923	0.6	27*	2.6*	72%	570	560
123.	Mechanical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology	-10.9	6.7	60%	3.0	4.4	3.0	$21,868	1.0	18	1.3	63%	675	625
124.	Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University	-11.1	4.7	76%	3.5	4.8	3.6	$40,595	8.2	24	1.9	39%	720	660
125.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut	-11.7	5.9	40%	2.1	2.1	2.3	$14,790	2.6	18	2.6	51%	600	585
126.	Mechanical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology	-11.8	4.1	29%	1.9	0.0	1.8	$14,509	6.6	12	2.8	71%	595	530
127.	Mechanical Engineering, Oregon State University	-12.0	5.7	70%*	2.5	1.4	2.1	$14,737*	1.4	8	3.4	90%	550	530
128.	Mechanical Engineering, Howard University	-12.2	5.3*	66%*	1.4	1.5	1.4	$12,978*	0.6	8	3.4	47%	565	560
129.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Vermont	-12.8	5.3*	66%*	1.7	0.2	1.7	$16,546*	0.8	9	0.4	80%	585	580
130.	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	-13.2	5.2	77%	2.4	2.8	2.2	$16,407	3.6	13	13.9	51%	565	555
131.	Mechanical Engineering, University of Tulsa	-13.8	5.3*	66%*	0.6	0.0	0.8	$13,724*	1.2	9	0.8	75%	630	620
132.	Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University	-15.1	6.1	64%	2.7	4.8	2.5	$24,455	4.6	24	1.4	88%	565	555
133.	Mechanical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute	-15.3	5.9	83%	2.4	1.9	2.1	$29,455	2.2	28	0.4	85%	665	615
134.	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Alabama in Huntsville	-15.9	7.9†	80%†	2.1	8.4	1.9	$20,675†	5.4†	24	2.3	87%†	580†	575†
135.	Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington	-16.2	5.4	44%	2.2	2.5	2.1	$18,441	3.4	19	2.6	79%	545	515
136.	Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	-17.0	7.0	66%*	1.7	16.8	1.8	$20,020	2.4	13	2.9	78%	600	575
137.	Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt University	-21.3	6.0	69%	2.5	2.3	2.3	$35,082	3.6	12	3.8	35%	695	675
138.	Mechanical Engineering, Catholic University of America	-43.9	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. Larger values are better. (IPEDS, 2001-2005)

Number of Faculty (# Fac)

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

Grad Student / Faculty Ratio (Stu / Fac)

The number of graduate students per faculty member. Your weight = -1. 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