by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 315 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for general mechanical engineering students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 36,809 bachelor's degrees in general mechanical engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Your choice of general mechanical engineering for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality general mechanical engineering program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general mechanical engineering students working on their bachelor's degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools list to help you make the college decision.
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Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general mechanical engineering. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
It is hard to beat Massachusetts Institute of Technology if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in general mechanical engineering. Located in the city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Stanford University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in general mechanical engineering. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Stanford.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from Stanford University
It's hard to beat University of Pennsylvania if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in general mechanical engineering. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from University of Pennsylvania
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in general mechanical engineering. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from University of Southern California
U-M is a very large public university located in the city of Ann Arbor.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Purdue is a very large public university located in the small city of West Lafayette.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from Purdue University - Main Campus
UC Berkeley is a fairly large public university located in the city of Berkeley.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from University of California - Berkeley
Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from Northwestern University
Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from University of Notre Dame
Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from The University of Texas at Austin
Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Ithaca.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from Cornell University
Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from Duke University
Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Houston.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from Rice University
Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from Vanderbilt University
Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from University of California - Los Angeles
Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from Washington University in St Louis
Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from Texas A&M University - College Station
Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University
Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from University of Wisconsin - Madison
Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from Virginia Tech
WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from University of Florida
Located in the city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general mechanical engineering from Santa Clara University
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | Missouri University of Science and Technology | Rolla, MO |
| 49 | Villanova University | Villanova, PA |
| 50 | University of Washington - Seattle Campus | Seattle, WA |
| 51 | Clemson University | Clemson, SC |
| 52 | Lehigh University | Bethlehem, PA |
| 53 | North Carolina State University | Raleigh, NC |
| 54 | University of Dayton | Dayton, OH |
| 55 | Boston University | Boston, MA |
| 56 | George Washington University | Washington, DC |
| 57 | Kettering University | Flint, MI |
| 58 | University of California - Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA |
| 59 | Texas Tech University | Lubbock, TX |
| 60 | Oregon State University | Corvallis, OR |
| 61 | Auburn University | Auburn, AL |
| 62 | The University of Tennessee - Knoxville | Knoxville, TN |
| 63 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Troy, NY |
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