The National Research Council assessed programs according to 21 different criteria. Here are the NRC's five major ratings summarizing those criteria. For a detailed explanation, see our FAQ.
S-Rank: Programs are ranked highly if they are strong in the criteria that scholars say are most important.
Research: Derived from faculty publications, citation rates, grants, and awards.
Students: Derived from students' completion rates, financial aid, and other criteria.
Diversity: Reflects gender balance, ethnic diversity, and the proportion of international students.
R-Rank: Programs are ranked highly if they have similar features to programs viewed by faculty as top-notch.
Institution, program | S-Rank High | S-Rank Low | Research High | Research Low | Students High | Students Low | Diversity High | Diversity Low | R-Rank High | R-Rank Low |
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Arizona State U. Mechanical Engineering |
18 | 52 | 18 | 57 | 11 | 60 | 14 | 32 | 44 | 92 |
Auburn U. Mechanical Engineering |
86 | 115 | 83 | 121 | 12 | 61 | 40 | 100 | 94 | 119 |
Bingham- tonton U. (SUNY) Mechanical Engineering |
59 | 99 | 47 | 102 | 93 | 118 | 53 | 102 | 72 | 106 |
Boston U. Manufacturing & Mechanical Engineering |
58 | 99 | 36 | 86 | 81 | 110 | 42 | 98 | 57 | 100 |
Brigham Young U. Mechanical Engineering |
61 | 107 | 34 | 97 | 83 | 116 | 114 | 123 | 103 | 124 |
Brown U. ENGINEERING: Solid Mechanics |
1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 71 | 44 | 97 | 6 | 31 |
California Institute of Technology Applied Mechanics |
1 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 44 | 110 |
California Institute of Technology Mechanical Engineering |
8 | 19 | 10 | 29 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 40 | 18 | 52 |
Carnegie Mellon U. Mechanical Engineering |
12 | 40 | 22 | 71 | 8 | 34 | 57 | 102 | 19 | 51 |
Case Western Reserve U. Mechanical Engineering |
30 | 72 | 19 | 64 | 69 | 96 | 74 | 110 | 19 | 77 |
Catholic U. of America Mechanical Engineering |
114 | 126 | 47 | 116 | 125 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 57 | 119 |
City U. of New York Graduate Center Mechanical Engineering |
91 | 114 | 79 | 118 | 23 | 71 | 2 | 10 | 87 | 117 |
Clarkson U. Mechanical Engineering |
57 | 105 | 30 | 100 | 75 | 102 | 99 | 121 | 95 | 121 |
Clemson U. Mechanical Engineering |
76 | 107 | 62 | 110 | 36 | 86 | 13 | 32 | 99 | 122 |
Cleveland State U. Engineering (Other) |
122 | 126 | 110 | 127 | 119 | 125 | 57 | 103 | 112 | 126 |
Colorado State U. Mechanical Engineering |
119 | 125 | 122 | 127 | 84 | 102 | 119 | 123 | 27 | 59 |
Columbia U. Mechanical Engineering |
14 | 38 | 5 | 24 | 87 | 116 | 67 | 113 | 18 | 79 |
Cornell U. Mechanical Engineering |
11 | 34 | 5 | 30 | 58 | 94 | 44 | 90 | 12 | 39 |
Drexel U. Mechanical Engineering |
29 | 62 | 35 | 91 | 11 | 52 | 36 | 74 | 20 | 53 |
Duke U. Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science |
14 | 39 | 12 | 43 | 14 | 42 | 30 | 74 | 10 | 34 |
Florida Atlantic U. Mechanical Engineering |
127 | 127 | 103 | 123 | 122 | 127 | 81 | 113 | 114 | 127 |
Florida Atlantic U. Ocean Engineering |
63 | 111 | 46 | 115 | 42 | 88 | 6 | 17 | 104 | 124 |
Florida Inter- national U. Mechanical Engineering |
34 | 70 | 37 | 96 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 95 |
Florida State U. Mechanical Engineering |
18 | 52 | 17 | 66 | 4 | 26 | 7 | 20 | 36 | 91 |
George Washing- ton U. Mechanical Engineering |
110 | 124 | 69 | 112 | 122 | 126 | 18 | 41 | 81 | 113 |
Georgia Institute of Technology Mechanical Engineering |
9 | 28 | 16 | 58 | 34 | 71 | 80 | 112 | 4 | 23 |
Illinois Institute of Technology Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering |
95 | 118 | 64 | 114 | 99 | 118 | 50 | 107 | 94 | 122 |
Iowa State U. Mechanical Engineering |
59 | 103 | 52 | 112 | 107 | 117 | 51 | 103 | 65 | 106 |
Johns Hopkins U. Mechanical Engineering |
7 | 20 | 3 | 16 | 54 | 93 | 75 | 110 | 15 | 59 |
Kansas State U. Mechanical Engineering |
62 | 105 | 54 | 116 | 65 | 99 | 18 | 45 | 65 | 101 |
Lehigh U. Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics |
79 | 110 | 73 | 115 | 19 | 71 | 48 | 98 | 44 | 90 |
Louisiana State U. at Baton Rouge Mechanical Engineering |
28 | 73 | 20 | 71 | 59 | 91 | 15 | 37 | 84 | 114 |
Marquette U. Mechanical Engineering |
122 | 126 | 122 | 127 | 10 | 70 | 43 | 88 | 107 | 126 |
Massachu- setts Institute of Technology Mechanical Engineering |
5 | 14 | 7 | 27 | 44 | 88 | 65 | 105 | 1 | 2 |
Michigan State U. Mechanical Engineering |
38 | 75 | 47 | 106 | 11 | 41 | 20 | 44 | 27 | 79 |
Michigan Technological U. Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics |
73 | 110 | 74 | 119 | 31 | 72 | 58 | 107 | 56 | 101 |
Mississippi State U. Mechanical Engineering (degree: Ph.D. in Engineering) |
27 | 66 | 26 | 84 | 2 | 5 | 114 | 123 | 17 | 56 |
New Jersey Institute of Technology Mechanical Engineering |
76 | 105 | 80 | 116 | 30 | 88 | 33 | 84 | 66 | 102 |
New Mexico State U. at Las Cruces Mechanical Engineering |
97 | 118 | 96 | 123 | 68 | 100 | 105 | 119 | 44 | 83 |
North Carolina State U. Mechanical Engineering |
37 | 84 | 31 | 87 | 12 | 76 | 32 | 67 | 26 | 71 |
North- eastern U. Mechanical & Industrial Engineering - Industrial |
68 | 97 | 64 | 105 | 56 | 91 | 6 | 20 | 28 | 81 |
North- western U. Mechanical Engineering |
2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 41 | 85 | 5 | 20 |
Ohio State U. Main Campus Mechanical Engineering |
24 | 59 | 20 | 62 | 97 | 116 | 48 | 98 | 15 | 54 |
Oklahoma State U. Main Campus Mechanical Engineering |
84 | 112 | 73 | 115 | 13 | 59 | 88 | 119 | 80 | 112 |
Old Dominion U. Mechanical Engineering |
113 | 125 | 95 | 125 | 96 | 115 | 39 | 79 | 40 | 87 |