Last year, 238,582 students completed degree or certificate programs at Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign had the most completers of 16,163, regardless of degree type.
For bachelor's degree, The University of Texas at Austin had the most completers of 10,426. Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus had the most completers of Master's (7,563) and University of Michigan-Ann Arbor had the most completers of Doctor's (1,719) degree.
| Rank | School | Total | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctoral | 12-Weeks Certificate | 1-Year Certificate | 1-4 Years Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA | 3,666 | 1,158 | 1,895 | 692 | - | - | - |
| 2 | Stanford UniversityStanford, CA | 4,928 | 1,794 | 2,634 | 1,000 | 4 | - | - |
| 3 | California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA | 584 | 250 | 148 | 221 | - | - | - |
| 4 | University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA | 13,647 | 8,535 | 3,929 | 1,279 | 81 | - | - |
| 5 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, GA | 12,059 | 4,779 | 7,563 | 572 | 49 | - | - |
| 6 | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL | 16,163 | 8,427 | 6,450 | 1,244 | 611 | - | - |
| 7 | University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI | 15,270 | 8,780 | 5,413 | 1,719 | 268 | - | - |
| 8 | Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY | 8,322 | 3,875 | 3,705 | 851 | - | - | - |
| 9 | Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ | 2,336 | 1,337 | 655 | 463 | - | - | - |
| 10 | Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA | 5,567 | 1,871 | 3,745 | 380 | 172 | - | - |
| 11 | Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, IN | 12,681 | 9,961 | 3,135 | 1,092 | 461 | 35 | 1,304 |
| 12 | The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX | 14,661 | 9,937 | 3,357 | 1,348 | 120 | - | 2,513 |
| - | Average | 238,582 | 5,049 | 3,546 | 906 | 193 | 35 | 1,816 |