by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Mechanical Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Mechanical Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in ME, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at IUPUI was ranked #203 on College Factual's Best Schools for ME list. It is also ranked #7 in Indiana.
Here are some of the other rankings for IUPUI.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at IUPUI paid an average of $1,016 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $293 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,795 | $30,477 |
| Fees | $1,149 | $1,149 |
| Books and Supplies | $930 | $930 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,152 | $10,152 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,642 | $2,642 |
Learn more about IUPUI tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. ME students who received their bachelor’s degree at IUPUI took out an average of $29,288 in student loans. That is 28% higher than the national average of $22,913.
The median early career salary of ME students who receive their bachelor’s degree from IUPUI is $65,076 per year. That is 5% higher than the national average of $61,915.
IUPUI does not offer an online option for its ME bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the IUPUI Online Learning page.
Women made up around 13.7% of the ME students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 16.3%.
Around 14.9% of ME bachelor’s degree recipients at IUPUI in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 28%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 111 |
| International Students | 36 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
Mechanical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Mechanical Engineering | 175 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to mechanical engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biomedical Engineering | 33 |
| Computer Engineering | 28 |
| Electrical Engineering | 57 |
| Other Engineering | 37 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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