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University of Virginia

Mechanical Engineering (14.1901)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Mechanical Engineering
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BS
2010 CIP Code: 141901

Credit HoursProgram Offered
On-Campus:YesYes
Off-Campus:YesNo

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2019-2025028494
2020-2122526264
2021-2233934088
2022-2323628071
2023-2426133172

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.19126

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
2.8684




The table to the right provides the degree award history of each the last five years, disaggregated by state residency. This breakout may may help explain why a relatively low percentage of program completers may appear to be working in Virginia.



Program Graduates by Domicile
YearIn-StateOut-of-StateTotal
2019-20573794
2020-21481664
2021-22682088
2022-23452671
2023-24492372
Five Year Summary267122389
Distribution by Gender and Race/Ethnicity within Five-year Totals,


YearForeign/ InternationalAfrican Am. or Black (NH)Am. Indian/ Native Am. (NH)Asian/ Pacific Islander (NH)HispanicWhite, Caucasian Am. (NH)Multi-Race (NH)Unknown/ Unreported (NH)Total
Sum of the Last 5 Years7160513893123628389



Wages Earned in 2020

The table below shows the wage data for the select program and places it in the context of all wages at the same degree level of this institution by graduates with at least three (3) quarters of employment.





Post-Completion Wage Outcomes, Earnings in
Graduation YearGrads (n)Grads w/Wages (n)25th PercentileMedian Wage75th Percentile
2012-13 (10 years)3940%
2014-15 (8 years)4500%
2017-18 (5 years)4880%
2019-20 (3 years)9060%



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2015-16 to 2019-2016737.4%$ 11,876$ 22,760$ 25,558$ 29,223
2016-17 to 2020-2114234.8%$ 12,821$ 20,561$ 26,667$ 30,773
2017-18 to 2021-2214235.6%$ 11,874$ 20,561$ 27,824$ 29,210
2018-19 to 2022-2313535.3%$ 11,757$ 20,286$ 26,538$ 28,722
Note: Student borrowing at graduation, excludes PLUS loans, in five-year rollups. Includes all known institutionally-processed borrowing occuring at all public and nonprofit institutions in Virginia. Debt accrued outside Virginia in prior postsecondary activity is not available.
Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation, Including Parent-PLUS and Grad-PLUS
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2015-16 to 2019-2016837.7%$ 12,123$ 23,961$ 30,560$ 35,042
2016-17 to 2020-2114335.0%$ 13,000$ 23,885$ 33,352$ 37,678
2017-18 to 2021-2214335.8%$ 12,311$ 23,820$ 35,008$ 39,220
2018-19 to 2022-2313635.6%$ 12,094$ 23,853$ 35,013$ 39,971


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