48 Best Mechanical Engineering schools in Massachusetts

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 5.17M citations received by 112K 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: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,519

2. Harvard University

Cambridge

For Mechanical Engineering

#4 in the United States

#4 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,900

3. Boston University

Boston

For Mechanical Engineering

#46 in the United States

#53 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,551

4. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Amherst

For Mechanical Engineering

#57 in the United States

#65 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

5. Northeastern University

Boston

For Mechanical Engineering

#87 in the United States

#102 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $34,770

6. Tufts University

Medford

For Mechanical Engineering

#102 in the United States

#122 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $33,333

7. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester

For Mechanical Engineering

#140 in the United States

#166 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Net Price: $47,799
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $28,005

8. Boston College

Boston

For Mechanical Engineering

#142 in the United States

#168 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,590

9. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

Worcester

For Mechanical Engineering

#154 in the United States

#182 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,394
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1962

10. Brandeis University

Waltham

For Mechanical Engineering

#155 in the United States

#184 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,668

11. University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Lowell

For Mechanical Engineering

#164 in the United States

#194 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 91%

12. University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston

For Mechanical Engineering

#217 in the United States

#248 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 92%

13. Clark University

Worcester

For Mechanical Engineering

#269 in the United States

#306 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $32,767

14. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

Dartmouth

For Mechanical Engineering

#280 in the United States

#318 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 99%

15. Smith College

Northampton

For Mechanical Engineering

#283 in the United States

#321 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1474
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,823

16. Wellesley College

Wellesley

For Mechanical Engineering

#311 in the United States

#351 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $21,501

17. Babson College

Wellesley

For Mechanical Engineering

#329 in the United States

#370 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $30,220

18. Fisher College

Boston

For Mechanical Engineering

#332 in the United States

#373 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Net Price: $27,827
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $24,917

19. Williams College

Williamstown

For Mechanical Engineering

#333 in the United States

#374 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $16,988

20. Amherst College

Amherst

For Mechanical Engineering

#335 in the United States

#376 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $17,965

21. Bentley University

Waltham

For Mechanical Engineering

#356 in the United States

#398 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $43,858

22. Simmons University

Boston

For Mechanical Engineering

#366 in the United States

#409 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $29,575

23. Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley

For Mechanical Engineering

#387 in the United States

#434 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $35,782

24. Suffolk University

Boston

For Mechanical Engineering

#400 in the United States

#447 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $33,089

25. Western New England University

Springfield

For Mechanical Engineering

#405 in the United States

#452 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $31,548

26. Dean College

Franklin

For Mechanical Engineering

#467 in the United States

#519 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $31,472
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,467

27. Bay State College

Boston

For Mechanical Engineering

#485 in the United States

#538 in North America

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

28. Endicott College

Beverly

For Mechanical Engineering

#523 in the United States

#577 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $39,988

29. College of the Holy Cross

Worcester

For Mechanical Engineering

#532 in the United States

#586 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $35,455

30. MGH Institute of Health Professions

Boston

For Mechanical Engineering

#536 in the United States

#590 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 1,484
Male:Female: 16:84
Founded: 1977

31. Hebrew College

Newton Centre

For Mechanical Engineering

#546 in the United States

#601 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 177
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1921

32. Franklin W Olin College of Engineering

Needham

For Mechanical Engineering

#554 in the United States

#609 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $40,370

33. Merrimack College

North Andover

For Mechanical Engineering

#573 in the United States

#629 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $38,849
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,235

34. Framingham State University

Framingham

For Mechanical Engineering

#590 in the United States

#647 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1163
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $9,184

35. Wentworth Institute of Technology

Boston

For Mechanical Engineering

#644 in the United States

#703 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $35,585

36. Newbury College

Brookline

For Mechanical Engineering

#645 in the United States

#704 in North America

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

37. Emmanuel College

Boston

For Mechanical Engineering

#709 in the United States

#772 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $33,214

38. MCPHS University

Boston

For Mechanical Engineering

#712 in the United States

#775 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $37,182

39. Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater

For Mechanical Engineering

#736 in the United States

#800 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 94%

40. Springfield College

Springfield

For Mechanical Engineering

#740 in the United States

#804 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1165
Net Price: $29,198
Receiving Aid: 100%

41. Stonehill College

Easton

For Mechanical Engineering

#750 in the United States

#814 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Net Price: $31,134
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $37,353

42. Hampshire College

Amherst

For Mechanical Engineering

#781 in the United States

#847 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Net Price: $27,556
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $43,944

43. Salem State University

Salem

For Mechanical Engineering

#863 in the United States

#930 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1075
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $8,241

44. Emerson College

Boston

For Mechanical Engineering

#866 in the United States

#933 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $50,703

45. Worcester State University

Worcester

For Mechanical Engineering

#921 in the United States

#992 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1144
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $7,332

46. Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg

For Mechanical Engineering

#929 in the United States

#1000 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 94%

47. Lesley University

Cambridge

For Mechanical Engineering

#932 in the United States

#1003 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Net Price: $33,111
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $16,476

48. Westfield State University

Westfield

For Mechanical Engineering

#950 in the United States

#1021 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $8,406
Enrollment: 4,555

Closest to Massachusetts states to learn Mechanical Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Rhode Island	7	65
Connecticut	19	28
New Hampshire	8	108
Vermont	4	150
New York	102	9
New Jersey	20	22
Maine	8	191
Pennsylvania	72	12
Maryland	22	13
District of Columbia	8	107
Virginia	28	32
West Virginia	9	105
Ohio	38	14
North Carolina	27	38
Michigan	24	5
South Carolina	16	74
Indiana	24	11
Kentucky	15	58
Tennessee	24	52
Wisconsin	23	10
Georgia	29	8
Illinois	45	6
Alabama	17	90
Iowa	10	40
Missouri	21	51
Florida	33	26
Minnesota	20	19
Mississippi	7	123
Arkansas	11	136
Louisiana	16	62
Kansas	9	101
South Dakota	6	304
North Dakota	4	193
Nebraska	7	81
Oklahoma	11	93
Puerto Rico	7	284
Texas	58	15
Colorado	15	47
Montana	3	187
New Mexico	5	98
Utah	7	44
Idaho	4	163
Arizona	5	41
Washington	19	7
Oregon	15	84
California	87	2
Alaska	3	219
Hawaii	4	127