Suggested Programs for Mechanical Engineering Students
Study abroad presents so much potential to mechanical engineers to work on core ME courses like fluid mechanics and thermodynamics, technical electives, or general education requirements, but only about 2% of mechanical engineers have chosen to study abroad historically. Imagine yourself taking engineering coursework in robotics, automotive or industrial engineering, entrepreneurship, or lab research. Here are suggested programs for different students:
QS World University Rankings for Mechanical Engineering 2015
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National Univ. of SingaporeThe National Univ. of Singapore enjoys a number 8 worldwide ranking in mechanical engineering. It also has coursework in a number of target areas for UC Merced students: thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, materials, numerical analysis, circuits, and more. Courses are available in English. |
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Imperial College, United KingdomThe number 6 university worldwide, Imperial College is an ideal match for many mechanical engineering students in thermodynamics, heat transfer, materials, and more. Special note: For Imperial College you will need to apply to the "English Universities" program and rank the Imperial College as your top choice. |
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Hong Kong Univ. of Science and TechnologyHKUST is ranked #31 in the world for mechicanical engineering and offers a robust array of courses in circuits, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, materials, and numerical analysis, among others. Courses are available in English. |
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Univ. of Hong Kong (HKU)Across the water from HKUST is HKU, ranked #46 in the world for mechanical engineering. Here students take courses in thermodynamics, circuits, numerical analysis, fluid mechanics, heat transfer and more. Courses are available in English. |
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Univ. of Canterbury, New ZealandPerhaps the best university for ME majors in New Zealand, Canterbury offers courses in areas like heat transfer, vibration and control, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, materials, and more. Special note: For the Univ. of Canterbury you will need to apply to the "New Zealand Universities" program and rank the Univ. of Canterbury as your top choice. |
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Yonsei Univ., KoreaThe alma mater of our previous chancellor, Yonsei offers key coursework for ME majors in circuits, engineering economic analysis, materials, and numerical analysis. Courses are available in English. |
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Lund Univ., SwedenIn the heart of sustainability-oriented Scandinavia, Lund Univ. serves students with courses in fluid mechanics, heat transfer, materials, numerical analysis, and more. Courses are available in English. |
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Univ. of Melbourne, AustraliaRanked #23 worldwide in mechanical engineering, Melbourne is emerging as a strong choice for mechanical engineers and where they can take fluid mechanics and materials among many other engineering courses. Special note: For the Univ. of Melbourne, you will need to apply to the "Australian Universities" program and rank the Univ. of Melbourne as your top choice. |
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Univ. College Dublin, IrelandStudy in the Irish capital and take ME courses in fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, materials, and more. Special note: For the Univ. College Dublin, you will need to apply to the "Irish Universities" program and rank the Univ. College Dublin as your top choice. |
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Univ. of Edinburgh, ScotlandEdinburgh is a university town with strong offerings for UC mechanical engineering students with coursework targeting thermodynamics, heat transfer, computer-aided engineering, and more. Special note: For the Univ. of Edinburgh, you will need to apply to the "Scottish Universities" program and rank the Univ. of Edinburgh as your top choice. |
2015 QS World University Rankings for Mechanical Engineering & Programs Accessible with UCEAP
| Rank | Institution |
| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA |
| 2 | Stanford Univ., USA |
| 3 | Univ. of Cambridge, UK |
| 4 | Univ. of California, Berkeley, USA |
| 5 | Univ. of Michigan, USA |
| 6 | Imperial College London, UK |
| 7 | Georgia Institute of Technology, USA |
| 8 | National Univ. of Singapore |
| 9 | Univ. of Oxford, UK |
| 10 | Harvard Univ., USA |
| 11 | California Institute of Technology, USA |
| 12 | RWTH Aachen Univ., Germany |
| 13 | Purdue Univ., USA |
| 14 | Univ. of Tokyo, Japan |
| 15 | ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology |
| 16 | Tsinghua Univ., China |
| 17 | Delft Univ. of Technology, Netherlands |
| 17 | Nanyang Technological Univ., Singapore |
| 19 | Technische Universität München, Germany |
| 20 | Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA |
| 21 | Univ. of California, Berkeley, USA |
| 22 | Politecnico di Milano, Italy |
| 23 | Univ. of Melbourne, Australia |
| 24 | Northwestern Univ., USA |
| 25 | Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA |
| 26 | KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden |
| 27 | Cranfield Univ., UK |
| 28 | Cornell Univ., USA |
| 29 | Monash Univ., Australia |
| 30 | Seoul National Univ., Korea |
| 31 | Hong Kong Univ. of Science and Technology |
| 32 | Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ., China |
| 33 | Univ. of Sydney, Australia |
| 34 | Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan |
| 34 | Princeton Univ., USA |
| 34 | Univ. of Toronto |
| 37 | Univ. of New South Wales, Australia |
| 38 | Pennsylvania State Univ., USA |
| 39 | McGill Univ., Canada |
| 40 | Kyoto Univ., Japan |
| 41 | Univ. of Manchester, UK |
| 42 | Universität Stuttgart, Germany |
| 42 | Texas A&M Univ., USA |
| 44 | Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany |
| 45 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ., USA |
| 46 | Univ. of Hong Kong |
| 46 | Peking Univ., China |
| 46 | KIT, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany |
| 49 | Technische Universität Berlin, Germany (semester/year) (summer) |
| 50 | EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland |
