Graduation Rate Comparison
The average graduation rate of best Mechanical Engineering schools is 89.75% where 43,522 students out of 48,491 candidates have complete their courses and degrees. The rate is calculated as the total number of completers within 150% of normal time (for example, 6 years for 4 years BS program)
divided by the candidates. The numbers in parenthesis() represent data by gender (men/women) for each cell respectively.
The following table compares the graduation rates between best Mechanical Engineering schools.
Among the best Mechanical Engineering schools, Princeton University has the most highest graduation rate of 97.32%, while Purdue University-Main Campus has the lowest rate of 83.06%.
| Rank | Name | Graduation Rate (Men/Women) | Completers (Men/Women) | Candidates (Men/Women) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 94.94% (93.79% / 96.28%) | 1,051 (559 / 492) |
1,107 (596 / 511) |
| 1 | Stanford University | 95.11% (93.68% / 96.49%) | 1,653 (800 / 853) |
1,738 (854 / 884) |
| 3 | California Institute of Technology | 94.04% (92.19% / 96.26%) | 221 (118 / 103) |
235 (128 / 107) |
| 3 | University of California-Berkeley | 94.03% (92.57% / 95.41%) | 5,829 (2,792 / 3,037) |
6,199 (3,016 / 3,183) |
| 5 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 92.60% (91.84% / 93.67%) | 2,651 (1,541 / 1,110) |
2,863 (1,678 / 1,185) |
| 5 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 84.69% (82.19% / 87.42%) | 6,413 (3,245 / 3,168) |
7,572 (3,948 / 3,624) |
| 5 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 93.17% (92.75% / 93.56%) | 6,216 (3,018 / 3,198) |
6,672 (3,254 / 3,418) |
| 8 | Cornell University | 95.29% (94.55% / 95.94%) | 3,159 (1,458 / 1,701) |
3,315 (1,542 / 1,773) |
| 8 | Princeton University | 97.32% (96.87% / 97.80%) | 1,270 (649 / 621) |
1,305 (670 / 635) |
| 10 | Carnegie Mellon University | 91.50% (89.84% / 93.15%) | 1,411 (690 / 721) |
1,542 (768 / 774) |
| 10 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 83.06% (81.80% / 84.76%) | 6,124 (3,465 / 2,659) |
7,373 (4,236 / 3,137) |
| 10 | The University of Texas at Austin | 87.79% (85.82% / 89.46%) | 7,524 (3,365 / 4,159) |
8,570 (3,921 / 4,649) |
| Average | 89.75% (88.17% / 91.38%) |
43,522 (21,700 / 21,822) |
48,491 (24,611 / 23,880) | |
Transfer-out Rate Comparison
The average transfer-out rate of best Mechanical Engineering schools is 2.87% where 139 students have transferred out from schools out of 4,836 graduation candidates. The transfer-out rate is calculated as the number of transfer-out students divided by total number of graduation candidates. The following table compares the transfer-out rates between best Mechanical Engineering schools.
Among the best Mechanical Engineering schools, Stanford University has the lowest transfer-out rate of 0.46%, while Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus has the highest rate of 4.30% (more students transferred out from the school).
| Rank | Name | Transfer-out Rate (Men/Women) | Transfer-out (Men/Women) | Total Students (Men/Women) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,107 (596 / 511) |
| 1 | Stanford University | 0.46% (0.82% / 0.11%) | 8 (7 / 1) | 1,738 (854 / 884) |
| 3 | California Institute of Technology | 3.40% (3.13% / 3.74%) | 8 (4 / 4) | 235 (128 / 107) |
| 3 | University of California-Berkeley | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 6,199 (3,016 / 3,183) |
| 5 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 4.30% (4.47% / 4.05%) | 123 (75 / 48) | 2,863 (1,678 / 1,185) |
| 5 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 7,572 (3,948 / 3,624) |
| 5 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 6,672 (3,254 / 3,418) |
| 8 | Cornell University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 3,315 (1,542 / 1,773) |
| 8 | Princeton University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,305 (670 / 635) |
| 10 | Carnegie Mellon University | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 1,542 (768 / 774) |
| 10 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 7,373 (4,236 / 3,137) |
| 10 | The University of Texas at Austin | 0.00% (0.00% / 0.00%) | 0 (0 / 0) | 8,570 (3,921 / 4,649) |
| Average | 2.87% (3.23% / 2.44%) | 139 (86 / 53) |
4,836 (2,660 / 2,176) |
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Retention Rate Comparison
The average retention rate of best Mechanical Engineering schools is 96.25% for full-time students and 83.29% for part-time students. Retention rate is the percentage of a school's first-time, first-year undergraduate students who continue at that school the next year (Sophomore year). The following table compares the retention rates between best Mechanical Engineering schools.
Among the best Mechanical Engineering schools, Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the most highest retention rate of 99%, while Purdue University-Main Campus has the lowest rate of 90%.
| Rank | Name | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 99% | 100% |
| 1 | Stanford University | 98% | - |
| 3 | California Institute of Technology | 98% | - |
| 3 | University of California-Berkeley | 96% | 85% |
| 5 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 98% | 100% |
| 5 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 93% | 83% |
| 5 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 97% | 85% |
| 8 | Cornell University | 97% | - |
| 8 | Princeton University | 97% | - |
| 10 | Carnegie Mellon University | 97% | - |
| 10 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 90% | 45% |
| 10 | The University of Texas at Austin | 95% | 85% |
| Average | 96.25% | 83.29% | |
The ranking data is provided by CollegeEvaluator.