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Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering at Iowa State University

Here is an overview of this program at ISU. It is offered at the Bachelor’s level. Its best result is a rank of #1 out of 4 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Rankings
• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees

ISU Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Rankings

College Factual rates ISU highly for mechanical engineering, ranked #52 out of 365 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools	52 of 365
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Iowa	1 of 4
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region	3 of 25

Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Degrees at ISU

The table below lists every degree level available for mechanical engineering at ISU, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	369

ISU Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees

In the most recent year for which we have data, Iowa State University conferred 369 bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering.

Bachelor’s Rankings

ISU is among the very best schools in the country for mechanical engineering at the bachelor’s level. Its best result was #1 out of 4 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa	1
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	3
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53

Salary of Mechanical Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Mechanical Engineering students who finish a bachelor’s at ISU earn a median of $81,779 a year. This is above $64,577, the median for all majors at ISU.

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

To complete a bachelor’s at ISU, mechanical engineering students accumulate a median of $23,500 in student loans. This is above $23,319, the typical median for all majors at ISU.

ISU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

The full-time undergraduate tuition and fees are shown below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$8,324	$27,346
Fees	$1,535	$1,535

Find out more about ISU tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of mechanical engineering bachelor’s degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

The majority of mechanical engineering bachelor’s degree graduates at ISU are White. Roughly 76% of graduates fell into this category.

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

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	281
Non-Resident Aliens	19
Other Races	28

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 Jamo2008 under License More about our data sources and methodologies.