2025 Best General Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Any student pursuing a degree in general mechanical engineering needs to look into Johns Hopkins University. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.

There were approximately 194 general mechanical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent year we have data available.

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Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

Cornell University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general mechanical engineering. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.

There were approximately 241 general mechanical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available.

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Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

Every student pursuing a degree in general mechanical engineering has to check out Carnegie Mellon University. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #8 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Carnegie Mellon is a great university overall.

There were roughly 262 general mechanical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

University of Maryland - College Park is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general mechanical engineering. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.

There were approximately 425 general mechanical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent year we have data available.

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Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were roughly 193 general mechanical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY

Located in the city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #64 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means RPI is a great school overall.

There were roughly 264 general mechanical engineering students who graduated with this degree at RPI in the most recent year we have data available.

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Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, NJ

Located in the suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. This school ranks 3rd out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were about 253 general mechanical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Stevens in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were approximately 112 general mechanical engineering students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available.

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Villanova University
Villanova, PA

Villanova is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Villanova. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Villanova is a great university overall.

There were approximately 105 general mechanical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Villanova in the most recent data year.

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Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA

Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Bethlehem. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Lehigh is a great university overall.

There were roughly 117 general mechanical engineering students who graduated with this degree at Lehigh in the most recent data year.