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Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering at George Washington University

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about the program at GWU. You can study it at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. At its best it places at #1 out of 4 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Rankings
• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees
• Graduate Study

GWU Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Rankings

By College Factual’s measure, GWU highly for mechanical engineering, ranked #67 out of 365 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools	67 of 365
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in District of Columbia	1 of 4
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	13 of 62

Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Degrees at GWU

The following degree levels are offered in mechanical engineering at GWU, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	39
Master’s	22
Doctoral	6
Graduate Certificate	2

GWU Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, George Washington University awarded 39 bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering.

Bachelor’s Rankings

GWU is among the very best schools in the country for mechanical engineering at the bachelor’s level. Specifically, it ranked #1 out of 4 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia	1
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	15
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	71

Salary of Mechanical Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Mechanical Engineering majors who earn their bachelor’s degree from GWU earn a median of $91,691 a year. This is below $92,364, the median for all majors at GWU.

Student Debt of Mechanical Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Earning a bachelor’s degree at GWU, mechanical engineering graduates take on a median debt of $21,500 in student loans. This is lower than $23,019, the typical median for all majors at GWU.

GWU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$59,780	$67,420
Fees	$290	$290

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Bachelor’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 69% of mechanical engineering bachelor’s degrees went to men and 31% went to women.

The largest share of mechanical engineering bachelor’s degree graduates at GWU are White. Approximately 49% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from George Washington University with a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	19
Non-Resident Aliens	2
Other Races	5

Graduate Study in Mechanical Engineering at GWU

This program is also offered at the graduate level at GWU. Annual graduate completions by level are shown below.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s Degrees in Mechanical Engineering	22
Doctoral Degrees in Mechanical Engineering	6
Graduate Certificate Degrees in Mechanical Engineering	2

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• Image Credit: By Michiel1972 under License More about our data sources and methodologies.