Our Mission:
is to educate students in the discipline of Mechanical Engineering and to develop leaders in solving technical, environmental, and societal problems. To discover knowledge through research and to advance that knowledge to practice and to disseminate knowledge and provide engineering leadership for the Commonwealth, the nation and the world.
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Department Mission
Virginia Tech's Mechanical Engineering Department serves its students, alumni, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the nation through a variety of academic, community services, and research programs.
The Mechanical Engineering Department educates the engineers of tomorrow by integrating classroom theory and practical hands-on projects, by emphasizing the process of learning and critical thinking, by conducting original research, and by promoting professional relationships among the university, the business community, and engineering colleagues.
Statistics and Rankings
The Department of Mechanical Engineering is one of the largest departments within Virginia Tech's College of Engineering, and also within the United States, awarding approximately 275 BSME, 50 MSME, and 25 Ph.D. degrees annually. Virginia Tech's programs in Mechanical Engineering are consistently ranked in the top 10% of all mechanical engineering departments in the nation by U.S. News and World Report. Currently (according to U.S. News & World Report rankings), our graduate program is ranked 14th in the nation (2010), and our undergraduate program is ranked 13th nationally (2011). Research expenditures are currently about $18,000,000 annually and the department has over 50 tenured or tenure-track faculty.
Office Location
The main office of the Mechanical Engineering Department at Virginia Tech is located in 100S Randolph Hall. Our office is open from 8am to 5pm, Monday through Friday. If you need additional information or if you wish to speak with someone about our research, program offerings, etc., please call 540-231-7183.