21 Best Mechanical Engineering schools in Minnesota

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Minnesota ranked based on their research performance in Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 1.08M citations received by 29.5K academic papers made by 21 universities in Minnesota 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 Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis

For Mechanical Engineering

#20 in the United States

#21 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 81%

2. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

Rochester

For Mechanical Engineering

#76 in the United States

#87 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Net Price: $12,328
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $2,018

3. Augsburg University

Minneapolis

For Mechanical Engineering

#324 in the United States

#365 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $24,561
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $37,850

4. University of St Thomas - Minnesota

Saint Paul

For Mechanical Engineering

#397 in the United States

#444 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1342
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $31,250

5. Minnesota State University - Mankato

Mankato

For Mechanical Engineering

#415 in the United States

#463 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $5,325

6. Saint Cloud State University

St. Cloud

For Mechanical Engineering

#432 in the United States

#481 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1143
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 87%

7. Carleton College

Northfield

For Mechanical Engineering

#462 in the United States

#514 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $28,047

8. Macalester College

Saint Paul

For Mechanical Engineering

#467 in the United States

#519 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $40,225

9. Walden University

Minneapolis

For Mechanical Engineering

#531 in the United States

#585 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $34,282
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $1,076

10. Southwest Minnesota State University

Marshall

For Mechanical Engineering

#572 in the United States

#628 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $8,674

11. St Olaf College

Northfield

For Mechanical Engineering

#628 in the United States

#687 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $26,756

12. Bethel University - Minnesota

Saint Paul

For Mechanical Engineering

#687 in the United States

#749 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $31,738

13. St Catherine University

Saint Paul

For Mechanical Engineering

#694 in the United States

#757 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 995
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $20,918

14. Metropolitan State University

Saint Paul

For Mechanical Engineering

#719 in the United States

#783 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $8,538

15. Winona State University

Winona

For Mechanical Engineering

#732 in the United States

#796 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $5,375
Enrollment: 6,045

16. Gustavus Adolphus College

Saint Peter

For Mechanical Engineering

#792 in the United States

#858 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $26,094
Receiving Aid: 100%

17. Hamline University

Saint Paul

For Mechanical Engineering

#807 in the United States

#873 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1262
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $22,390

18. Minnesota State University Moorhead

Moorhead

For Mechanical Engineering

#877 in the United States

#945 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $6,446

19. Capella University

Minneapolis

For Mechanical Engineering

#911 in the United States

#982 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $17,199
Receiving Aid: 72%
Average Aid: $5,621

20. College of Saint Scholastica

Duluth

For Mechanical Engineering

#929 in the United States

#1000 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $26,083
Receiving Aid: 100%

21. College of Saint Benedict

Saint Joseph

For Mechanical Engineering

#1001 in the United States

#1073 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1141
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $28,400

Closest to Minnesota states to learn Mechanical Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wisconsin	23	11
Iowa	10	40
South Dakota	6	298
North Dakota	4	190
Michigan	24	5
Nebraska	7	81
Illinois	45	6
Missouri	21	51
Kansas	9	101
Indiana	24	10
Ohio	38	14
Kentucky	15	59
Oklahoma	11	93
Colorado	15	46
Montana	3	188
Arkansas	12	135
Tennessee	24	52
West Virginia	9	105
Pennsylvania	72	12
Mississippi	7	123
New York	103	9
Virginia	29	32
Idaho	4	163
District of Columbia	8	107
Utah	7	44
Alabama	17	90
Maryland	22	13
North Carolina	27	38
Louisiana	16	61
New Mexico	6	100
Vermont	4	150
Georgia	28	8
New Jersey	20	22
South Carolina	16	74
Texas	59	15
Connecticut	18	28
New Hampshire	8	108
Massachusetts	48	1
Rhode Island	7	65
Maine	8	191
Arizona	6	42
Washington	20	7
Oregon	15	84
Florida	33	26
California	87	2
Alaska	3	220
Puerto Rico	7	283
Hawaii	4	126

Closest to Minnesota states to learn Mechanical Engineering

Engineering subfields in Minnesota