{"id":1532,"date":"2025-01-24T19:34:15","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T19:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/?page_id=1532"},"modified":"2026-07-10T19:25:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T19:25:43","slug":"mechanical-engineering","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/mechanical-engineering\/","title":{"rendered":"Mechanical Engineering"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"purdue-home-cta-banner purdue-home-teritary-hero \">\n            <div class=\"image\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"working on mechanics\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2023_JU20606-e1737739145732.jpg\"\/>\n                    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"section has-image-background has-padding-top-large has-padding-bottom-large \">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <h1 class=\"second-level-page-heading purdue-home-teritary-hero__header\">Mechanical Engineering<\/h1>\n            <div class=\"purdue-home-teritary-hero__content\">\n                \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#4 Undergraduate Program in the U.S.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. News and World Report 2025<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n                            <ul  class=\"purdue-home-button-list\">\n                                                                    <li class=\"\">\n                            <a class=\"purdue-home-button purdue-home-button--black\" href=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/ME\/Undergraduate\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                VISIT WEBSITE                            <\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                                                    <li class=\"\">\n                            <a class=\"purdue-home-button purdue-home-button--white\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.purdue.edu\/preview_program.php?catoid=19&amp;poid=36010&amp;returnto=25484\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                EXPLORE PLAN OF STUDY                            <\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                                                    <li class=\"\">\n                            <a class=\"purdue-home-button\" href=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/Engr\/Academics\/Undergraduate\/Majors\/2024-25\/majors\/ME_curriculum_map\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                view DEGREE MAP                            <\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"purdue-color-hero has-gold-background \">\n    <div class=\"section has-padding-top-large has-padding-bottom-large\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-color-hero--body\">\n                            <h1 class=\"second-level-page-heading purdue-color-hero--header\">about mechanical engineering <\/h1>\n                                <p class=\"purdue-color-hero--subtext\"><strong><em>LOCATIONS: WEST LAFAYETTE AND INDIANAPOLIS<\/em><\/strong><br><strong><em><br><\/em><\/strong>The work of mechanical engineers touches most every industry. Purdue mechanical engineering graduates have become astronauts, athletes, entrepreneurs and everything in between.<br><br>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.<br><br>Contact Info:<br><a href=\"mailto:aaeugrad@purdue.edu\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:meundergrad@purdue.edu\">meundergrad@purdue.edu<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n                                <ul class=\"purdue-home-button-list\">\n                                <li class=\"\">\n                    <a class=\"purdue-home-button purdue-home-button--black\" href=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/ME\/Undergraduate\" target=\"_blank\">\n                        MORE about Mechanical engineering                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                    <li class=\"\">\n                    <a class=\"purdue-home-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/visit\/\" target=\"_self\">\n                        visit                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n\n                         <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"has-black-background purdue-color-hero--stats\">\n                <div class=\"purdue-color-hero--stats-heading\">\n                    <strong>2024 GRADUATE DATA<\/strong>                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"purdue-color-hero--stats-wrapper\">\n                    <div class=\"purdue-color-hero--stats-wrapper--box\">\n                                            <span class=\"purdue-color-hero--stats-wrapper--box--stat has-text-gold\">\n                            $80,861                        <\/span>\n                                                                        <span class=\"purdue-color-hero--stats-wrapper--box--description has-text-white\">\n                            Average Starting Salary                        <\/span>\n                                                                            <p class=\"purdue-color-hero--stats-wrapper--box--source has-text-white\">\n                                within 6 months of graduation                             <\/p>\n                                             <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"purdue-color-hero--stats-wrapper--box\">\n                                                    <span class=\"purdue-color-hero--stats-wrapper--box--stat has-text-gold\">\n                                93%                            <\/span>\n                                                                            <span class=\"purdue-color-hero--stats-wrapper--box--description has-text-white\">\n                                Average Placement Rate                            <\/span>\n                                                                    <p class=\"purdue-color-hero--stats-wrapper--box--source has-text-white\">\n                                in industry or graduate school                             <\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>   \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"purdue-home-cta-carousel \">\n        <div class=\"section has-none-background\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n                        <div class=\"tagged-header-container\">\n                <h2 class=\"tagged-header tagged-header--gold\">student stories<\/h2>\n            <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-carousel__cards\" data-columns=\"1\">\n                <div class=\"glide\">\n                    <div class=\"glide__track\" data-glide-el=\"track\">\n                        <div class=\"glide__slides\">\n                                                        <div class=\"glide__slide\">\n                                <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--horizontal has-gray-background purdue-home-cta-card-carousel--story\"\n                                    >\n                                    <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-carousel__card-image\">\n                                        <div class=\"image is-16by9\">\n                                                                                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"purdue-home-background-image\" alt=\"Ahmad Ashar, mechanical engineering Indianapolis\"\n                                                src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ashar.jpg\" \/>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-carousel__card-content\">\n                                                                                <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-carousel__card-tag\">\n                                            <span class=\"purdue-home-cta-carousel__cite-name\">Mechanical Engineering &#8211; 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