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Mechanical Engineering BS

USA

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What will I learn?

From aerospace to manufacturing and aviation to acoustics, a degree in Mechanical Engineering can prepare you for an exciting career in a variety of industries. Examples of products and processes developed by mechanical engineers include engines and control systems for automobiles and aircraft, electric power generation, lifesaving medical devices, robots, and high-tech consumer products such as low-energy lighting, HVAC, refrigeration, and household appliances. Mechanical engineers use mathematics, computers, sophisticated modeling and analysis to solve problems associated with energy usage, propulsion, power generation, sound and vibration, machinery design, and manufacturing. In short, mechanical engineers play a part in designing and building the mechanical devices and systems that are essential to our everyday lives.

Careers

Build Your Future

The Department of Mechanical Engineering offers ABET-accredited undergraduate programs on two campuses, the main Lexington campus and the Paducah extended campus. The Department of Mechanical Engineering prepares students for financially lucrative, high-demand professions or for furthering their education through acceptance to prominent graduate schools. Through a challenging curriculum of undergraduate study, collaboration with renowned businesses and technology centers and research options within the college’s centers and consortia, UK delivers an education designed to produce proficient, marketable graduates adept at meeting today’s engineering needs.

Career opportunities in Mechanical Engineering

Aerospace

Aviation

Automotive

Manufacturing

Industrial equipment design

Consulting firms

Government agencies

Energy and environmental solutions

Career Prospects in Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical engineers work in a wide variety of industries: aerospace, automobile, manufacturing, industrial equipment design, consulting firms, and government agencies. Examples of job placement for our graduates include: GE Appliances, GE Aviation, Cummins, Toyota, Lexmark, Trane, Link-Belt, Belcan, NASA, and many more.

Which department am I in?

College of Engineering

Study options

Full Time (4 years)

Tuition fees
US$33,406.00 per year
Application deadline

Expected May, October 2025

Start date

13 January 2025

Venue

College of Engineering

351 Ralph G. Anderson Building,

LEXINGTON,

Kentucky,

40506, United States

Entry requirements

For students from United States

Freshman Admission: Applicants who have not attended a college or university upon completion of secondary school AND who have met all requirements. Students must have a 3.0 or higher unweighted high school GPA.

For international students

Freshman Admission: Applicants who have not attended a college or university upon completion of secondary school AND who have met all requirements including English proficiency as noted below. English proficiency Scores: TOEFL: 71 iBT; IELTS: 6.0; Duolingo: 105. Priority Application Deadline: December 1 for Fall semester (August start); October 15 for Spring semester (January start).

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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