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 University of Notre Dame. 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. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for ME majors, Notre Dame came in at #6. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in Indiana.
Here are some of the other rankings for Notre Dame.
Part-time undergraduates at Notre Dame paid an average of $2,383 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $57,192 | $57,192 |
| Fees | $507 | $507 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,250 | $1,250 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,984 | $15,984 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,950 | $1,950 |
Learn more about Notre Dame 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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Notre Dame in ME walked away with an average of $19,000 in student debt. That is 17% lower than the national average of $22,913.
The median early career salary of ME students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Notre Dame is $74,038 per year. That is 20% higher than the national average of $61,915.
Notre Dame 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 Notre Dame Online Learning page.
Women made up around 31.9% of the ME students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 16.3%.
Around 19.3% of ME bachelor’s degree recipients at Notre Dame in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 28%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 92 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Mechanical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Mechanical Engineering | 119 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to mechanical engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 22 |
| Chemical Engineering | 84 |
| Civil Engineering | 50 |
| Computer Engineering | 15 |
| Electrical Engineering | 41 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
