Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University

What traits are you looking for in a me school? To help you decide if Stanford University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's me program.

Stanford is located in Stanford, California and approximately 15,953 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Mechanical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Stanford Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in ME
• Master’s Degree in ME

Stanford Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The me major at Stanford is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mechanical Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 49 students who received their doctoral degrees in me, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at Stanford

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the me majors at Stanford University.

Stanford Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of me bachelor's degrees went to men and 39% went to women. The typical me bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at Stanford since its program graduates 21% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities in its me bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Stanford University with a bachelor's in me.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	18
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Stanford Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 74% of me master's degrees went to men and 26% went to women.

In the me master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 32% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Stanford University with a master's in me.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	48
International Students	52
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Mechanical Engineering

If you plan to be a me major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Stanford University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mechanical Engineering	253

Related Majors

• Petroleum Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering

Careers That ME Grads May Go Into

A degree in me can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Stanford University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Cost Estimators	28,660	$78,190
Mechanical Engineers	27,330	$107,370
Aerospace Engineers	11,440	$125,540
Engineering Professors	2,400	$129,790

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Pere Joan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.