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Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University

Here is an overview of this program at VCU. It is offered at the Bachelor’s level. At its best it places at #4 out of 7 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Rankings
• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees

VCU Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Rankings

College Factual ranks VCU highly for mechanical engineering, placing at #175 out of 365 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools	175 of 365
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Virginia	4 of 7
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region	27 of 69

Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Degrees at VCU

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

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	82

VCU Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees

In the most recent year for which we have data, Virginia Commonwealth University handed out 82 bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering.

Bachelor’s Rankings

VCU ranks competitively among schools offering mechanical engineering at the bachelor’s level. In particular it placed #4 out of 7 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia	4
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	27
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	172

Salary of Mechanical Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Mechanical Engineering students who finish a bachelor’s at VCU go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $76,554 a year. This is above $64,528, the median for all majors at VCU.

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

Earning a bachelor’s degree at VCU, mechanical engineering graduates take on a median debt of $22,235 in student loans. This is lower than $23,820, the typical median for all majors at VCU.

VCU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Average full-time tuition and fees are listed in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$12,094	$35,674
Fees	$3,520	$4,210

Read more about VCU tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 85% of mechanical engineering bachelor’s degrees went to men and 15% went to women.

The majority of mechanical engineering bachelor’s degree graduates at VCU were White. About 65% of graduates fell into this category.

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

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	53
Non-Resident Aliens	2
Other Races	3

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 user:mentes under License More about our data sources and methodologies.