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Admission Comparison Between Best Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Schools

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Acceptance Rate and Application Statistics

The following table compares the admission related statistics including number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled between best Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering schools. The average acceptance rate of best Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering schools is 23.74% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 39.70%.
California Institute of Technology has the tighest (lowest) acceptance rate of 2.69% and Stanford University has the highest yield (enrollment rate) of 83.66% among best Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering schools. The numbers in parenthesis() in below table represent the number and rate by gender (men/women). The statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2022-2023.
Admission Stats Comparison Between Best Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Schools
RankName ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledAcceptance RateEnrollment Rate
2 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus 50,610 (33,820/16,790) 8,672 (4,847/3,825) 3,647 (2,111/1,536) 17% (14%/23%) 42% (44%/9%)
3 University of California-Berkeley 128,209 (61,188/67,021) 14,523 (5,357/9,166) 6,728 (2,701/4,027) 11% (9%/14%) 46% (50%/6%)
4 Stanford University 56,378 (28,379/27,999) 2,075 (948/1,127) 1,736 (794/942) 4% (3%/4%) 84% (84%/3%)
4 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 63,257 (36,223/27,010) 28,354 (13,926/14,418) 7,957 (4,076/3,879) 45% (38%/53%) 28% (29%/14%)
6 California Institute of Technology 16,626 (11,352/5,274) 448 (211/237) 224 (116/108) 3% (2%/4%) 50% (55%/2%)
7 Purdue University-Main Campus 68,582 (42,068/26,514) 36,146 (19,147/16,999) 9,447 (5,229/4,218) 53% (46%/64%) 26% (27%/16%)
8 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 84,289 (42,285/42,004) 14,914 (6,434/8,480) 7,050 (3,069/3,981) 18% (15%/20%) 47% (48%/9%)
9 Carnegie Mellon University 34,261 (20,471/13,790) 3,873 (1,842/2,031) 1,716 (839/877) 11% (9%/15%) 44% (46%/6%)
10 Cornell University 69,195 (34,671/34,524) 5,168 (2,317/2,851) 3,491 (1,570/1,921) 7% (7%/8%) 68% (68%/6%)
11 Texas A & M University-College Station 43,422 (22,007/21,415) 27,203 (14,043/13,160) 12,490 (6,718/5,772) 63% (64%/61%) 46% (48%/27%)
12 The University of Texas at Austin 60,055 (28,507/31,260) 18,830 (7,598/11,172) 9,109 (3,617/5,482) 31% (27%/36%) 48% (48%/18%)
Average61,353 (32,816/32,816)14,564 (6,970/7,588)5,781 (2,804/2,977)23.74% (21.2%/23.1%)39.70% (40.2%/39.2%)

SAT Scores Comparison

The average SAT score of best Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering schools is 1442. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 707 and the average SAT Math score is 736.
Stanford University has the highest SAT scores of 1,550 and Texas A & M University-College Station has the lowest SAT scores of 1,270 among best Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering schools. The following table compares SAT Scores between best Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering schools for the academic year 2022-2023.
SAT Score Comparison Between Best Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Schools
RankNameSubmit%*
(Submit#**)
SAT TotalEvidence-Based Reading and WritingMath
2Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus 74%
(2,713)
1480720760
3University of California-Berkeley Test Score is NOT considered for admission.
4Stanford University 49%
(855)
1550760790
4University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 44%
(3,485)
1440700740
6California Institute of Technology Test Score is NOT considered for admission.
7Purdue University-Main Campus 67%
(6,319)
1330650680
8University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 54%
(3,829)
1470720750
9Carnegie Mellon University 51%
(867)
1540750790
10Cornell University 37%
(1,281)
1530750780
11Texas A & M University-College Station 78%
(9,745)
1270630640
12The University of Texas at Austin 63%
(5,720)
1370680690
Average57.44% 1442707736

*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.

**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.

ACT Scores Comparison

The average ACT score of best Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering schools is 30. By subject, the average ACT English score is 33 and the ACT math score is 32.
The following table compares ACT Scores between best Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering schools for academic year 2022-2023.
ACT Score Comparison Between Best Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Schools
RankNameSubmit%*
(Submit#**)
CompositeEnglishMath
2Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus 38%
(1,397)
333433
3University of California-Berkeley Test Score is NOT considered for admission.
4Stanford University 23%
(405)
353535
4University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 20%
(1,560)
323331
6California Institute of Technology Test Score is NOT considered for admission.
7Purdue University-Main Campus 29%
(2,702)
313130
8University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 24%
(1,692)
333532
9Carnegie Mellon University 20%
(338)
353535
10Cornell University 14%
(490)
343534
11Texas A & M University-College Station 22%
(2,750)
282827
12The University of Texas at Austin 22%
(1,983)
303228
Average23.56% 323332

*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.

**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.

Application Requirements

The following table list and compare the requirements when applying best Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering schools based on academic year 2022-2023 data.
Application Requirements Comparison Between Best Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Schools
Rank NameHS GPAHS RankHS Record Prep. ProgramRec.Compe.SAT/ACTTOEFL
2 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
3 University of California-Berkeley
4 Stanford University
4 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
6 California Institute of Technology
7 Purdue University-Main Campus
8 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
9 Carnegie Mellon University
10 Cornell University
11 Texas A & M University-College Station
12 The University of Texas at Austin

: Required : Considered but not Required : Recommended : Neither Required nor Recommended

  • HS GPA: High School or Secondary School GPA
  • HS Rank: High School or Secondary School Rank
  • HS Record: High School or Secondary School Record
  • Prep. Program: Completion of College Preparatory Program
  • Rec.: Recommendations
  • Comp.: Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g., portfolios, certificates of mastery, assessment instruments)
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