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Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering at Washington University in St Louis

Here is an overview of this program at WashU. You can study it at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. Its best result is a rank of #1 out of 6 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

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

WashU Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Rankings

College Factual rates WashU as a strong choice for mechanical engineering, coming in at #29 out of 365 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools	29 of 365
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in Missouri	1 of 6
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region	1 of 25

Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Degrees at WashU

Here is each degree level available for mechanical engineering at WashU, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	113
Master’s	41
Doctoral	10

WashU Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, Washington University in St Louis conferred 113 bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering.

Bachelor’s Rankings

WashU is among the very best schools in the country for mechanical engineering at the bachelor’s level. In particular it placed #1 out of 6 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri	1
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	1
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23

Salary of Mechanical Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Mechanical Engineering majors who earn their bachelor’s degree from WashU report a median salary of $85,827 a year. This is lower than $99,002, the median for all majors at WashU.

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

While getting their bachelor’s degree at WashU, mechanical engineering students accumulate a median of $19,000 in student loans. This is above $17,553, the typical median for all majors at WashU.

WashU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

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

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$57,750	$64,500
Fees	$1,290	$1,290

Find out more about WashU tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

Among recent graduates, 76% of mechanical engineering bachelor’s degrees went to men and 24% went to women.

The largest share of mechanical engineering bachelor’s degree graduates at WashU were White. Roughly 50% of graduates fell into this category.

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

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	57
Non-Resident Aliens	10
Other Races	4

Graduate Study in Mechanical Engineering at WashU

This program is also offered at the graduate level at WashU. Here are the graduate award levels offered.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s Degrees in Mechanical Engineering	41
Doctoral Degrees in Mechanical Engineering	10

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 Bachrach44 under License More about our data sources and methodologies.