48 Best Mechanical Engineering schools in Massachusetts

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Massachusetts ranked based on their research performance in Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 5.42M citations received by 114K academic papers made by 48 universities in Massachusetts 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. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge

For Mechanical Engineering

#1 in the United States

#1 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1550
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,996

2. Harvard University

Cambridge

For Mechanical Engineering

#3 in the United States

#3 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,525

3. Boston University

Boston

For Mechanical Engineering

#47 in the United States

#54 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $24,420

4. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Amherst

For Mechanical Engineering

#57 in the United States

#65 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 89%

5. Northeastern University

Boston

For Mechanical Engineering

#88 in the United States

#103 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $34,207

6. Tufts University

Medford

For Mechanical Engineering

#102 in the United States

#122 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,367

7. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester

For Mechanical Engineering

#139 in the United States

#166 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Net Price: $47,372
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,545

8. Boston College

Boston

For Mechanical Engineering

#141 in the United States

#168 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,519

9. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

Worcester

For Mechanical Engineering

#154 in the United States

#182 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,489
Male:Female: 31:69
Founded: 1962

10. Brandeis University

Waltham

For Mechanical Engineering

#155 in the United States

#184 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $43,550

11. University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Lowell

For Mechanical Engineering

#161 in the United States

#191 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 92%

12. University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston

For Mechanical Engineering

#218 in the United States

#249 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 92%

13. Clark University

Worcester

For Mechanical Engineering

#269 in the United States

#307 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1374
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $33,865

14. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

Dartmouth

For Mechanical Engineering

#278 in the United States

#316 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 99%

15. Smith College

Northampton

For Mechanical Engineering

#285 in the United States

#323 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1480
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,305

16. Wellesley College

Wellesley

For Mechanical Engineering

#313 in the United States

#353 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,174

17. Babson College

Wellesley

For Mechanical Engineering

#323 in the United States

#364 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $32,019

18. Fisher College

Boston

For Mechanical Engineering

#330 in the United States

#371 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Net Price: $28,596
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $25,379

19. Amherst College

Amherst

For Mechanical Engineering

#334 in the United States

#375 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $19,049

20. Williams College

Williamstown

For Mechanical Engineering

#335 in the United States

#376 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $15,894

21. Bentley University

Waltham

For Mechanical Engineering

#352 in the United States

#394 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $45,802

22. Simmons University

Boston

For Mechanical Engineering

#374 in the United States

#420 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $28,691

23. Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley

For Mechanical Engineering

#389 in the United States

#436 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,526

24. Suffolk University

Boston

For Mechanical Engineering

#404 in the United States

#451 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $33,832

25. Western New England University

Springfield

For Mechanical Engineering

#405 in the United States

#452 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $27,056

26. Dean College

Franklin

For Mechanical Engineering

#469 in the United States

#521 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $32,085
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,958

27. Bay State College

Boston

For Mechanical Engineering

#485 in the United States

#537 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Net Price: $43,020
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $10,243

28. MGH Institute of Health Professions

Boston

For Mechanical Engineering

#530 in the United States

#584 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 1,672
Male:Female: 14:86
Founded: 1977

29. Endicott College

Beverly

For Mechanical Engineering

#539 in the United States

#593 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1267
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $41,394

30. College of the Holy Cross

Worcester

For Mechanical Engineering

#540 in the United States

#594 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $36,014

31. Franklin W Olin College of Engineering

Needham

For Mechanical Engineering

#552 in the United States

#607 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Average SAT: 1526
Net Price: $43,184
Receiving Aid: 100%

32. Hebrew College

Newton Centre

For Mechanical Engineering

#553 in the United States

#608 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 163
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1921

33. Merrimack College

North Andover

For Mechanical Engineering

#581 in the United States

#637 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Net Price: $38,504
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,550

34. Framingham State University

Framingham

For Mechanical Engineering

#597 in the United States

#655 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1190
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $11,338

35. Wentworth Institute of Technology

Boston

For Mechanical Engineering

#637 in the United States

#696 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $35,604

36. Newbury College

Brookline

For Mechanical Engineering

#649 in the United States

#711 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $23,613
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,393

37. MCPHS University

Boston

For Mechanical Engineering

#704 in the United States

#767 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1288
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $41,506

38. Emmanuel College

Boston

For Mechanical Engineering

#713 in the United States

#777 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1255
Net Price: $31,121
Receiving Aid: 100%

39. Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater

For Mechanical Engineering

#739 in the United States

#803 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1162
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 96%

40. Springfield College

Springfield

For Mechanical Engineering

#745 in the United States

#809 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $30,039

41. Stonehill College

Easton

For Mechanical Engineering

#750 in the United States

#816 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Net Price: $33,385
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $39,344

42. Hampshire College

Amherst

For Mechanical Engineering

#776 in the United States

#842 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Net Price: $27,895
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $46,145

43. Emerson College

Boston

For Mechanical Engineering

#856 in the United States

#923 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $53,432

44. Salem State University

Salem

For Mechanical Engineering

#859 in the United States

#926 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $10,319
Enrollment: 6,230

45. Worcester State University

Worcester

For Mechanical Engineering

#892 in the United States

#960 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1155
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $9,464

46. Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg

For Mechanical Engineering

#914 in the United States

#985 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1145
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $11,539

47. Lesley University

Cambridge

For Mechanical Engineering

#936 in the United States

#1007 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Net Price: $32,587
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $19,167

48. Westfield State University

Westfield

For Mechanical Engineering

#948 in the United States

#1019 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $9,054
Enrollment: 4,588

Closest to Massachusetts states to learn Mechanical Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Rhode Island	7	65
Connecticut	18	28
New Hampshire	8	108
Vermont	4	150
New York	103	9
New Jersey	20	22
Maine	8	191
Pennsylvania	72	12
Maryland	22	13
District of Columbia	8	107
Virginia	29	32
West Virginia	9	105
Ohio	38	14
North Carolina	27	38
Michigan	24	5
South Carolina	16	74
Indiana	24	10
Kentucky	15	59
Tennessee	24	52
Wisconsin	23	11
Georgia	28	8
Illinois	45	6
Alabama	17	90
Iowa	10	40
Missouri	21	51
Florida	33	26
Minnesota	21	20
Mississippi	7	123
Arkansas	12	135
Louisiana	16	61
Kansas	9	101
South Dakota	6	298
North Dakota	4	190
Nebraska	7	81
Oklahoma	11	93
Puerto Rico	7	283
Texas	59	15
Colorado	15	46
Montana	3	188
New Mexico	6	100
Utah	7	44
Idaho	4	163
Arizona	6	42
Washington	20	7
Oregon	15	84
California	87	2
Alaska	3	220
Hawaii	4	126