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Mechanical Engineering — Trends 2015–2025

Degrees Awarded

0 12,500 25,000 37,500 50,000 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 26,715 29,705 32,964 35,901 37,471 37,473 36,372 35,585 33,995 33,481 34,022

Share of College Degrees

0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2.9% 3.1% 3.4% 3.5% 3.6% 3.5% 3.3% 3.2% 3.1% 3.1% 3.0%

Male (%)

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 87.1% 86.5% 85.7% 85.7% 84.6% 83.8% 83.5% 82.9% 82.6% 82.8% 82.0%

International (%)

0% 3% 6% 9% 12% 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 6.6% 7.5% 9.0% 9.6% 9.7% 9.0% 8.0% 6.8% 5.9% 5.4% 5.3%