14 Best Mechanical Engineering schools in Colorado

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Below is a list of best universities in Colorado ranked based on their research performance in Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 712K citations received by 28.4K academic papers made by 14 universities in Colorado was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Colorado Boulder

For Mechanical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

2. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Mechanical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
84%

3. Colorado School of Mines

For Mechanical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1409
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
98%

4. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

For Mechanical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1145
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
94%

5. University of Denver

For Mechanical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$42,423

6. United States Air Force Academy - Colorado Springs

For Mechanical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Enrollment
4,085

7. University of Colorado Colorado Springs

For Mechanical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1115
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
85%

8. University of Northern Colorado

For Mechanical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1095
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
100%

9. Metropolitan State University of Denver

For Mechanical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
98%
Average SAT
1020
Average ACT
20
Receiving Aid
100%

10. Colorado College

For Mechanical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$33,178

11. Colorado State University - Pueblo

For Mechanical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
99%
Average SAT
1025
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
98%

12. Regis University

For Mechanical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1120
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$26,377

13. Fort Lewis College

For Mechanical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1160
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
98%

14. Colorado Mesa University

For Mechanical Engineering

Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1055
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
93%

Closest to Colorado states to learn Mechanical Engineering

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Utah 7 42
Nebraska 7 75
New Mexico 5 99
Kansas 8 109
Arizona 5 41
South Dakota 6 293
Oklahoma 10 90
Montana 3 185
Idaho 4 167
Texas 55 14
North Dakota 4 192
Iowa 10 31
Missouri 20 52
Minnesota 20 15
Arkansas 10 137
California 80 2
Oregon 14 82
Illinois 40 6
Wisconsin 21 10
Louisiana 16 63
Washington 18 8
Mississippi 6 124
Indiana 21 19
Tennessee 24 51
Michigan 23 5
Kentucky 13 58
Alabama 15 92
Ohio 39 13
Georgia 23 7
West Virginia 6 110
South Carolina 14 71
North Carolina 24 38
Virginia 28 29
Pennsylvania 67 11
District of Columbia 8 108
Maryland 21 12
Florida 32 26
New York 96 9
New Jersey 19 23
Vermont 3 149
Connecticut 18 27
Massachusetts 48 1
New Hampshire 8 114
Rhode Island 7 64
Maine 6 186
Alaska 3 217
Puerto Rico 5 285
Hawaii 4 126