Mechanical Engineering
#4 Undergraduate Program in the U.S.
U.S. News and World Report 2025
about mechanical engineering
LOCATIONS: WEST LAFAYETTE AND INDIANAPOLIS
The work of mechanical engineers touches most every industry. Purdue mechanical engineering graduates have become astronauts, athletes, entrepreneurs and everything in between.
Mechanical engineers develop creative solutions to meet grand challenges in energy, environment, food, housing, water, transportation, safety and health. Classes include a wide range of physics, electronics, 3D printing, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, controls and more.
Contact Info:
meundergrad@purdue.edu
within 6 months of graduation
in industry or graduate school
student stories
Ahammad Ashar
Ashar is a mechanical engineering student at Purdue in Indianapolis and is heavily involved in the motorsports club and the mixed media / photography club. We dive into all of that and more in this video from Indianapolis.
common specialty areas in Mechanical engineering
Autonomous vehicles
Machine Design
