Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering 12 Colleges Population Comparison

Total PopulationUndergraduateGraduateOnline Classes

Total Student Population Comparison

The total student population of best Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering schools is 477,803 with 224,390 female students and 253,413 male students. This enrollment statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2024-2025. The following table compares the student population for both undergraduate and graduate schools between best Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering schools.

Among the best Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering schools, Texas A & M University-College Station has the most enrolled students of 78,321, while California Institute of Technology has the least number of students of 2,430 for both in graduate and undergraduate programs.

Student Population Comparison Between Best Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Schools
Rank	Name	Total	Men	Women
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	11,886	6,650	5,236
2	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	53,363	36,169	17,194
3	University of California-Berkeley	45,882	21,140	24,742
4	Stanford University	18,625	9,667	8,958
4	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	59,238	31,825	27,413
6	California Institute of Technology	2,430	1,459	971
7	Purdue University-Main Campus	58,658	34,856	23,802
8	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	52,855	24,997	27,858
9	Carnegie Mellon University	15,888	8,977	6,911
10	Cornell University	26,793	12,696	14,097
11	Texas A & M University-College Station	78,321	41,363	36,958
12	The University of Texas at Austin	53,864	23,614	30,250
Total		477,803	253,413	224,390

Undergraduate Student Population

The total undergraduate population of best Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering schools is 310,880 with 153,746 female students and 157,134 male students. The following table compares 2024-2025 undergraduate enrollment between best Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering schools.

Among the best Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering schools, Texas A & M University-College Station has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 60,710, while California Institute of Technology has the least number of undergraduate students of 987.

Undergraduate Student Population Comparison Between Best Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Schools
Rank	Name	Total	Men	Women
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	4,535	2,351	2,184
2	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	20,591	12,413	8,178
3	University of California-Berkeley	33,070	14,622	18,448
4	Stanford University	7,904	3,840	4,064
4	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	37,140	19,404	17,736
6	California Institute of Technology	987	541	446
7	Purdue University-Main Campus	44,819	26,428	18,391
8	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	34,454	15,920	18,534
9	Carnegie Mellon University	7,377	3,765	3,612
10	Cornell University	16,128	7,333	8,795
11	Texas A & M University-College Station	60,710	32,263	28,447
12	The University of Texas at Austin	43,165	18,254	24,911
Total		310,880	157,134	153,746

Graduate Student Population

The total graduate population of best Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering schools is 166,923 with 70,644 female students and 96,279 male students. The following table compares 2023-2024 graduate enrollment between best Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering schools.

Among the best Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering schools, Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus has the most enrolled graduate students of 32,772, while California Institute of Technology has the least number of graduate students of 1,443.

Graduate Student Population Comparison Between Best Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Schools
Rank	Name	Total	Men	Women
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	7,351	4,299	3,052
2	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	32,772	23,756	9,016
3	University of California-Berkeley	12,812	6,518	6,294
4	Stanford University	10,721	5,827	4,894
4	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	22,098	12,421	9,677
6	California Institute of Technology	1,443	918	525
7	Purdue University-Main Campus	13,839	8,428	5,411
8	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	18,401	9,077	9,324
9	Carnegie Mellon University	8,511	5,212	3,299
10	Cornell University	10,665	5,363	5,302
11	Texas A & M University-College Station	17,611	9,100	8,511
12	The University of Texas at Austin	10,699	5,360	5,339
Total		166,923	96,279	70,644

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

The following table compares 2023-2024 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between best Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering schools. In undergraduate programs, out of total 309,893 students, 4,062 students (1.31%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 98,107 students (31.66%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 165,480 students, 44,665 students (26.99%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 12,685 students (7.67%) have learned from at least one online course.

Online Course (Distance Learning) Population Comparison Between Best Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Schools
Rank	Name	Undergraduate			Graduate
Rank	Name	Total	Online Exclusively	Some Online Classes	Total	Online Exclusively	Some Online Classes
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	4,535	-	-	7,351	46 (0.63%)	-
2	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	20,591	1,580 (7.67%)	3,634 (17.65%)	32,772	23,677 (72.25%)	658 (2.01%)
3	University of California-Berkeley	33,070	60 (0.18%)	6,233 (18.85%)	12,812	1,733 (13.53%)	1,634 (12.75%)
4	Stanford University	7,904	350 (4.43%)	-	10,721	-	854 (7.97%)
4	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	37,140	343 (0.92%)	22,545 (60.70%)	22,098	8,869 (40.13%)	2,286 (10.34%)
6	California Institute of Technology	California Institute of Technology does not offer online courses.
7	Purdue University-Main Campus	44,819	951 (2.12%)	15,361 (34.27%)	13,839	3,951 (28.55%)	1,390 (10.04%)
8	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	34,454	41 (0.12%)	3,115 (9.04%)	18,401	1,438 (7.81%)	1,468 (7.98%)
9	Carnegie Mellon University	7,377	25 (0.34%)	2,306 (31.26%)	8,511	529 (6.22%)	1,191 (13.99%)
10	Cornell University	16,128	-	593 (3.68%)	10,665	527 (4.94%)	979 (9.18%)
11	Texas A & M University-College Station	60,710	467 (0.77%)	25,270 (41.62%)	17,611	3,883 (22.05%)	1,562 (8.87%)
12	The University of Texas at Austin	43,165	245 (0.57%)	19,050 (44.13%)	10,699	12 (0.11%)	663 (6.20%)
Average		309,893	4,062 (1.31%)	98,107 (31.66%)	165,480	44,665 (26.99%)	12,685 (7.67%)

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