A Data Based Assessment of Research Doctorate Programs in the United States

A Data Based Assessment of Resear rch Doctorate Programs in the United States National Research Council Initial Analysis for University of California, Davis Graduat te Program in Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering

Table of Contents About the NRC Study... 1 UC Davis Coordination... 1 Rankings by Lead Dean... 2 S Rankings by Lead Dean... 2 R Rankings by Lead Dean... 3 Dimensional Measures... 4 Research Activity by Lead Dean... 4 Student Support & Outcomes by Lead Dean... Diversity by Lead Dean... 6 Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering (GEMA)... 7 Distribution of Range of Rankings by Percentile within the NRC Field... 9 Key to Distribution of Range of Rankings Tables... 9 Distribution of Range of Rankings... 9 Graphs of Program Rankings... 10 All NRC Rankings, by Program... 10 S Rankings by Field... 11 R Rankings by Field... 14 Dimensional Measures... Research Activity by Field... Student Support & Outcomes by Field... Diversity by Field... 23 NRC Tables... 26 Dimensional Measures... 30 Page ii

About the NRC Study The National Research Council (NRC) has reported the results of its latest project to assess U.S. research doctorate programs. This is the most comprehensive survey of research doctorate programs in the United States. The NRC has reported data for 000 programs at 212 different institutions across 62 fields of study. Each participating university provided data at an institutional level, at the program level and at the faculty level. Additionally, students in five selected fields were invited to complete questionnaires regarding their programs. The assessment offers data for each program on characteristic variables: Publications per allocated faculty member Citations per publication Percent faculty with grants Percent faculty Interdisciplinary Percent non Asian minority faculty Percent female faculty Awards per allocated faculty Average GRE Q Percent 1st yr. students with full support Percent 1st yr. students with external funding Percent non Asian minority students Percent female students Percent international students Average PhDs 02 to 06 Percent completing within 6 years Time to degree Percent students in academic positions Student work space Health insurance Number of student activities offered The assessment also illustrates how the data can be used to rank the quality of programs based on the importance of particular characteristics to various users. It does not include an authoritative declaration of the 'best programs' in given fields, as the study committee concluded that no single such ranking can be produced in an unambiguous and rigorous way. Rather, to illustrate how the data can be used to assess and compare the quality of programs, the report offers five sets of rankings of programs in each field. These illustrative rankings should not be interpreted as definitive conclusions about the relative quality of doctoral programs, nor are they endorsed as such by the National Research Council. Rather, they demonstrate how the data can be used to rank programs based on the importance of particular characteristics to various users in this case, to faculty at participating institutions. The approach used to generate the illustrative rankings incorporates both data on program characteristics and faculty values. For each program, the study analyzed data on characteristics, "weighing" the data according to the characteristics valued most by faculty in that field. The rankings are given in broad ranges rather than as single numbers, to reflect some of the uncertainties inherent in any effort to rank programs by quality. The full set of illustrative rankings includes overall rankings based on weights of characteristic variables determined from a direct survey that asked faculty to rate the importance of the different program characteristics in determining the quality of a program (S weights). In addition, a second set of rankings is based on an indirect way of determining the importance faculty attach to various characteristics. First, groups of randomly selected faculty were asked to rate the quality of a sample of representative programs in their field. Based on the sample program ratings, weights were assigned to each of the characteristics using statistical techniques (R weights). Additional rankings are based on research activity, student support and outcomes and diversity of the academic environment. UC Davis Coordination Jeffery Gibeling, Dean of Graduate Studies, was designated to serve as the UC Davis Institutional Coordinator (IC) for this project. In that capacity, he is the campus liaison to the NRC. Helen Frasier, Director of Analysis and Policy, Office of Graduate Studies, is the principal technical coordinator and contact person for the NRC Assessment Survey on the Davis campus. In July 06, each eligible program was asked to name a Program Responder (faculty or staff) who will serve as the principal contact person for that program. Page 1

Rankings by Lead Dean S Rankings by Lead Dean SOM & SOVM L&S: SS L&S: MPS L&S: HARCS Engineering CA&ES Biological Sciences Population Biology (n=94) 4 Plant Biology (1) 29 Molecular, Cellular & Integrative Physiology (63) Neuroscience (94) 23 Genetics (6) 6 Biophysics (9) Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (9) 33 Cell & Developmental Biology (122) 42 Animal Behavior (94) 1 Entomology () 1 7 Agricultural & Resource Economics () 2 4 Nutritional Biology () 3 Food Science () 4 Ecology (94) Plant Pathology (1) 7 42 Geography (49) 10 30 Ecology (w/ SDSU) (94) 6 Pharmacology & Toxicology (1) Agricultural & Environmental Chemistry (8) Soils & Biogeochemistry (9) Civil & Environmental Engineering (130) 6 37 Materials Science and Engineering (83) 7 Chemical Engineering () 13 Computer Science (126) 1 Biomedical Engineering (74) 26 4 Transportation Technology & Policy (130) 32 Electrical & Computer Engineering (136) 3 Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering (127) Applied Science Engineering (1) Spanish (60) 1 6 Performance Studies (27) 4 Music (63) 12 Comparative Literature (46) 14 French (43) 22 34 English (1) Applied Mathematics (33) 4 Mathematics (127) 9 33 Statistics (61) 12 Chemistry (8) 30 Physics (1) Geology (1) 46 Anthropology (82) 7 21 Political Science (10) 7 26 Psychology (236) 21 7 Economics (1) 29 History (137) Sociology (118) Philosophy (90) 3 Microbiology (74) Immunology (78) 6 Comparative Pathology (78) Epidemiology () 29 69 71 72 68 63 70 78 77 7 77 76 8 88 90 100 100 99 136 1 0 10 30 0 60 70 80 90 100 110 1 130 1 0 0 0 180 0 0 210 2 230 0 Page 2

R Rankings by Lead Dean SOM & SOVM L&S: SS L&S: MPS L&S: HARCS Engineering CA&ES Biological Sciences Plant Biology (n=1) 1 Molecular, Cellular & Integrative Physiology (63) 3 27 Population Biology (94) 4 Animal Behavior (94) 9 Genetics (6) 21 Neuroscience (94) 3 Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (9) 33 73 Biophysics (9) Cell & Developmental Biology (122) 62 Ecology (94) 1 4 Nutritional Biology () 1 Agricultural & Resource Economics () 2 Entomology () 2 10 Food Science () 4 21 Plant Pathology (1) 11 36 Geography (49) 14 39 Pharmacology & Toxicology (1) 23 72 Ecology (w/ SDSU) (94) 2 71 Agricultural & Environmental Chemistry (8) 3 Soils & Biogeochemistry (9) Civil & Environmental Engineering (130) 11 23 Materials Science and Engineering (83) 14 30 Biomedical Engineering (74) 22 Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering (127) 22 6 Chemical Engineering () Computer Science (126) 4 Applied Science Engineering (1) 36 Electrical & Computer Engineering (136) 8 Transportation Technology & Policy (130) 73 Performance Studies (27) 6 18 Music (63) 9 30 Comparative Literature (46) 10 26 Spanish (60) 13 42 French (43) 3 English (1) 38 Applied Mathematics (33) Statistics (61) 43 Mathematics (127) 47 Chemistry (8) 9 Physics (1) 33 61 Geology (1) 2 Anthropology (82) 14 Philosophy (90) 3 Political Science (10) 3 Psychology (236) 67 History (137) 29 0 Sociology (118) 29 60 Economics (1) 30 6 Microbiology (74) 14 33 Epidemiology () 13 2 Comparative Pathology (78) 0 Immunology (78) 2 8 79 79 86 8 10 114 126 1 0 10 30 0 60 70 80 90 100 110 1 130 1 0 0 0 180 0 0 210 2 230 0 Page 3

Dimensional Measures Research Activity by Lead Dean SOM & SOVM L&S: SS L&S: MPS L&S: HARCS Engineering CA&ES Biological Sciences Population Biology (n=94) Plant Biology (1) Biophysics (9) Molecular, Cellular & Integrative Physiology (63) Genetics (6) Neuroscience (94) Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (9) Cell & Developmental Biology (122) Animal Behavior (94) Agricultural & Resource Economics () Entomology () Food Science () Nutritional Biology () Plant Pathology (1) Ecology (94) Geography (49) Pharmacology & Toxicology (1) Ecology (w/ SDSU) (94) Agricultural & Environmental Chemistry (8) Soils & Biogeochemistry (9) Materials Science and Engineering (83) Civil & Environmental Engineering (130) Chemical Engineering () Computer Science (126) Biomedical Engineering (74) Transportation Technology & Policy (130) Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering (127) Electrical & Computer Engineering (136) Applied Science Engineering (1) Spanish (60) Music (63) Performance Studies (27) Comparative Literature (46) French (43) English (1) Applied Mathematics (33) Mathematics (127) Chemistry (8) Statistics (61) Physics (1) Geology (1) Political Science (10) Anthropology (82) Psychology (236) Economics (1) History (137) Sociology (118) Philosophy (90) Microbiology (74) Epidemiology () Immunology (78) Comparative Pathology (78) 3 2 6 29 2 2 13 3 4 21 7 9 32 18 4 32 10 14 29 37 2 6 12 3 37 4 23 2 38 6 23 13 27 21 14 26 32 43 79 49 6 81 46 9 42 43 7 71 1 60 0 72 7 64 74 63 4 81 63 79 69 68 72 86 113 102 108 103 97 97 101 104 13 136 0 10 30 0 60 70 80 90 100 110 1 130 1 0 0 0 180 0 0 210 2 230 0 Page 4

Student Support & Outcomes by Lead Dean SOM & SOVM L&S: SS L&S: MPS L&S: HARCS Engineering CA&ES Biological Sciences Biophysics (n=9) 2 Neuroscience (94) 8 1 Population Biology (94) 8 8 Molecular, Cellular & Integrative Physiology (63) 18 46 Genetics (6) 22 Animal Behavior (94) 2 Cell & Developmental Biology (122) 68 Plant Biology (1) Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (9) Ecology (w/ SDSU) (94) 2 29 Entomology () 3 Agricultural & Resource Economics () Food Science () Nutritional Biology () 8 2 Ecology (94) 8 1 Geography (49) 10 33 Agricultural & Environmental Chemistry (8) 11 Pharmacology & Toxicology (1) 3 Plant Pathology (1) 46 Soils & Biogeochemistry (9) Materials Science and Engineering (83) Biomedical Engineering (74) 7 29 Transportation Technology & Policy (130) 8 2 Chemical Engineering () 18 Computer Science (126) Civil & Environmental Engineering (130) 49 Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering (127) 7 Electrical & Computer Engineering (136) 68 Applied Science Engineering (1) 68 Comparative Literature (46) 1 14 Performance Studies (27) 10 2 Spanish (60) 11 39 French (43) 12 Music (63) English (1) 30 Statistics (61) 6 Applied Mathematics (33) 9 Physics (1) 18 Mathematics (127) Geology (1) Chemistry (8) Political Science (10) Anthropology (82) 13 Philosophy (90) 23 History (137) 26 Sociology (118) 34 Economics (1) 1 Psychology (236) Microbiology (74) 42 Immunology (78) 47 Comparative Pathology (78) Epidemiology () 6 78 76 70 68 83 89 83 83 77 79 7 93 92 82 87 89 94 7 7 89 84 102 113 112 126 1 1 142 6 4 0 10 30 0 60 70 80 90 100 110 1 130 1 0 0 0 180 0 0 210 2 230 0 Page

Diversity by Lead Dean SOM & SOVM L&S: SS L&S: MPS L&S: HARCS Engineering CA&ES Biological Sciences Animal Behavior (n=94) Genetics (6) Neuroscience (94) Molecular, Cellular & Integrative Physiology (63) Cell & Developmental Biology (122) Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (9) Plant Biology (1) Population Biology (94) Biophysics (9) Entomology () Geography (49) Food Science () Nutritional Biology () Ecology (94) Agricultural & Resource Economics () Ecology (w/ SDSU) (94) Agricultural & Environmental Chemistry (8) Plant Pathology (1) Soils & Biogeochemistry (9) Pharmacology & Toxicology (1) Chemical Engineering () Materials Science and Engineering (83) Biomedical Engineering (74) Computer Science (126) Transportation Technology & Policy (130) Civil & Environmental Engineering (130) Applied Science Engineering (1) Electrical & Computer Engineering (136) Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering (127) Performance Studies (27) Spanish (60) Comparative Literature (46) Music (63) French (43) English (1) Statistics (61) Geology (1) Applied Mathematics (33) Chemistry (8) Mathematics (127) Physics (1) History (137) Economics (1) Anthropology (82) Sociology (118) Philosophy (90) Political Science (10) Psychology (236) Microbiology (74) Immunology (78) Comparative Pathology (78) Epidemiology () 2 3 3 12 23 12 13 11 13 18 4 12 8 4 8 9 10 2 11 11 3 10 26 26 46 42 38 42 3 26 47 34 49 39 4 26 37 37 43 26 2 42 4 6 39 4 7 7 62 72 7 78 71 83 70 80 80 82 80 88 89 108 89 98 102 1 103 107 1 99 114 1 87 88 100 126 126 139 14 188 0 10 30 0 60 70 80 90 100 110 1 130 1 0 0 0 180 0 0 210 2 230 0 Page 6

Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering (GEMA) Program ID: 067 Broad Field: Engineering Field: Mechanical Engineering Website: http://mae.ucdavis.edu/ # Programs: 127 Size Quartile: 4 th Percentile: th Percentile: Width of Rankings Band: R Rankings: 22 6 43 S Rankings: DIMENSIONAL RANKINGS: Research Activity: 37 8 Student Support & Outcomes: 7 92 3 Diversity: 107 1 13 DATA: RESEARCH ACTIVITY: Average Number of Publications (00 06) per Allocated Faculty, 06: 1.1 Average Citations per Publication: 0.99 Percent of Faculty with Grants, 06: 80.8% Awards per Allocated Faculty Member, 06: 0.03 DATA: STUDENT SUPPORT & OUTCOMES: Percent of First Year Students with Full Financial Support, Fall 0: 6.3% Average Completion Ratio, 6 Years or Less: 46.4% Median Time to Degree (Full and Part Time Graduates), 06: 3. Percent with Academic Plans: N/R Collects Data About Post Graduation Employment: Yes DATA: DIVERSITY: Non Asian Minority Faculty as a Percent of Total Core and New Faculty, 06: 8.8% Female Faculty as a Percent of Total Core and New Faculty, 06: 11.8% Non Asian Minority Students as a Percent of Total Students, Fall 0: 2.9% Female Students as a Percent of Total Students, Fall 0: 9.2% International Students as a Percent of Total Students, Fall 0: 42.1% DATA: OTHER OVERALL RANKING MEASURES: Average Number of Ph.D.s Graduated, 02 06:. Percent of Interdisciplinary Faculty, 06: 33.3% Average GRE Scores, 04 06: 74 Percent of Students with External Fellowships, 0: 0.0% Is Student Work Space Provided? No Is Health Insurance Provided? Yes Number of Student Activities (Max=18): 18 Page 7

DATA: NOT USED IN RANKING: Total Faculty, 06 1 Number of Allocated Faculty, 06.2 Assistant Professors as a Percent of Total Faculty, 06 18.0% Tenured Faculty as a Percent of Total Faculty, 06 76.0% Number of Core and New Faculty, 06 34 Number of Students Enrolled, Fall 0 76 Average Annual First Year Enrollment, 02 06 21. Percent of Students with Research Assistantships, Fall 0.6% Percent of Students with Teaching Assistantships, Fall 0 3.2% DATA: STUDENT ACTIVITIES: KEY: 1=provided for by institution; 2=program support only; 3=both institutional and program support; 4=neither institutional nor program support. Orientation for New Graduate Students 3 International Student Orientation 1 Language Screening / Support Prior to Teaching 1 Instruction in Writing 1 Instruction in Statistics 1 Prizes / Awards for Teaching or Research 3 Assistance / Training in Proposal Writing 1 On campus Graduate Research Conferences 1 Formal Training in Academic Integrity 1 Active Graduate Student Association 3 Staff Assigned to the Graduate Student Association 3 Financial Support for the Graduate Student Association 3 Posted Academic Grievance Procedure 1 Dispute Resolution Procedure 1 Regular Graduate Programs Directors / Coordinators Meetings 3 Annual Review of All Enrolled Doctoral Students 3 Organized Training to Help Students Improve Teaching Skills 3 Travel Support to Attend Professional Meetings Count of Student Activities 3 Page 8

Distribution of Range of Rankings by Percentile within the NRC Field Key to Distribution of Range of Rankings Tables KEY: NRC Broad Field Example NRC Broad Field NRC Field UCD Program [program range of rankings] NRC Field. VALUES = Cut off of percentile rankings YELLOW = Range of rankings in top % of field overall BLUE = Range of rankings in top 10% of field overall PINK = Range of rankings in top 2% (or 1 st Quartile) of field overall GREEN, program name not highlighted Range of rankings as high as 2nd Quartile overall PURPLE, program name not highlighted Range of rankings as high as 3rd Quartile overall GREY, program name not highlighted Range of rankings as high as 4th Quartile overall MIXED SCORES: The range of rankings for a program does not always fall within the same set of percentiles within the distribution. In such instances, the program's range can only be reported in terms of the highest range in which both rankings fall. For example: Mixed % and 10% scores = range in top 10% of field overall Mixed Q2 and Q1 scores = range in 2nd Quartile of field overall NRC s th Percentile Ranking Percentile Distribution of Rankings in Field Top Top 1st 2nd 3rd 4th % 10% Q Q Q Q NRC s th Percentile Ranking Percentile Distribution of Rankings in Field Top Top 1st 2nd 3rd 4th % 10% Q Q Q Q 1 3 7 12 30 3 7 42 0 60 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Distribution of Range of Rankings Engineering: Mechanical Engineering th Percentile Ranking th Percentile Ranking NRC Field UCD Program [program range of rankings] % 10% 1st Q 2nd Q 3rd Q 4th Q % 10% 1st Q 2nd Q 3rd Q 4th Q S Rankings 8 18 4 73 127 14 49 88 110 127 UCD: Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering [ ] x x R Rankings 7 18 38 72 1 8 87 112 127 UCD: Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering [22 6] x x Research Activity 3 18 37 64 122 27 60 98 1 127 UCD: Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering [37 ] x x Student Support & Outcomes 3 6 14 36 81 12 33 61 86 107 127 UCD: Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering [7 92] x x Diversity 7 43 68 127 14 4 110 127 UCD: Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering [107 1] x x Page 9

Graphs of Program Rankings All NRC Rankings, by Program Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering S Ranking R Ranking 22 6 DM: Research Activity 37 DM: Student Support & Outcomes 7 92 DM: Diversity 107 1 0 60 80 100 1 1 Programs Ranked = 127 Page 10

S Rankings by Field NRC S Rankings by Field: Mechanical Engineering (page 1) BROWN UNIV. 1 CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 STANFORD UNIV. 1 NORTHWESTERN UNIV. 2 PRINCETON UNIV. UNIV. OF MICHIGAN ANN ARBOR MASS. INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARA UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO UNIV. OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAI UNIV. OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAI JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV. CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY UNIV. OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK CORNELL UNIV. UNIV. OF MINNESOTA TWIN CITIES CARNEGIE MELLON UNIV. UNIV. OF COLORADO AT BOULDER COLUMBIA UNIV. IN THE CITY OF NEW Y DUKE UNIV. UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE YALE UNIV. PURDUE UNIV. MAIN CAMPUS UNIV. OF PENNSYLVANIA UNIV. OF ROCHESTER RICE UNIV. TEXAS A & M UNIV. UNIV. OF SOUTH CAROLINA COLUMBIA PENN STATE UNIV. ARIZONA STATE UNIV. FLORIDA STATE UNIV. UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES UNIV. OF IOWA UNIV. OF LOUISVILLE UNIV. OF WASHINGTON OHIO STATE UNIV. MAIN CAMPUS UNIV. OF PITTSBURGH PITTSBURGH CAMP MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIV. UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE LOUISIANA STATE UNIV. AND AGRICULTU DREXEL UNIV. 3 4 4 6 6 6 7 8 11 11 14 22 2 9 11 11 11 12 13 14 14 14 14 18 18 21 26 27 27 29 34 37 38 39 39 43 38 4 47 2 2 49 0 3 4 9 62 66 68 71 73 0 10 30 0 60 70 80 90 100 110 1 130 Programs Ranked = 127 Page 11

NRC S Rankings by Field: Mechanical Engineering (page 2) UNIV. OF DELAWARE CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIV. VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND UNIV. OF VIRGINIA UNIV. OF CENTRAL FLORIDA UNIV. OF WISCONSIN MADISON UNIV. OF FLORIDA FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIV. RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE UNIV. OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN STATE UNIV. OF NEW YORK AT STONY BR WASHINGTON STATE UNIV. SAN DIEGO STATE UNIV. UNIV. OF CALI NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIV. MICHIGAN STATE UNIV. TUFTS UNIV. UNIV. OF KENTUCKY UNIV. OF MIAMI VANDERBILT UNIV. UNIV. OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTT UNIV. OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST PENN STATE UNIV. UNIV. OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO UNIV. OF NOTRE DAME VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIV. UNIV. OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY UNIV. OF CINCINNATI MAIN CAMPUS UNIV. OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN UNIV. OF TOLEDO WASHINGTON UNIV. IN ST. LOUIS SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIV. UNIV. OF ALABAMA UCD: Mechanical & Aeronautical Engr UNIV. OF HOUSTON CLARKSON UNIV. BOSTON UNIV. STATE UNIV. OF NEW YORK AT BINGHAMT UNIV. OF OKLAHOMA NORMAN CAMPUS IOWA STATE UNIV. UNIV. OF CONNECTICUT STATE UNIV. OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO UNIV. OF TENNESSEE 30 30 32 34 34 34 3 3 36 37 38 43 4 4 46 46 47 49 49 49 2 2 7 7 8 9 9 9 60 61 61 62 67 72 72 74 76 76 70 77 77 70 70 7 8 84 84 84 86 86 8 88 89 90 89 90 94 97 104 10 99 99 101 103 102 101 102 0 10 30 0 60 70 80 90 100 110 1 130 Programs Ranked = 127 Page 12

NRC S Rankings by Field: Mechanical Engineering (page 3) BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIV. KANSAS STATE UNIV. UNIV. OF MISSOURI ROLLA FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIV. NORTHEASTERN UNIV. UNIV. OF MISSOURI COLUMBIA SYRACUSE UNIV. MAIN CAMPUS UNIV. OF NEVADA RENO UNIV. OF IDAHO UNIV. OF KANSAS UNIV. OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIV. UNIV. OF NEW MEXICO MAIN CAMPUS NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CLEMSON UNIV. UNIV. OF AKRON LEHIGH UNIV. OKLAHOMA STATE UNIV. MAIN CAMPUS UTAH STATE UNIV. RUTGERS THE STATE UNIV. OF NEW JERS AUBURN UNIV. CITY UNIV. OF NEW YORK GRAD. CENTER SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIV. CARBONDALE UNIV. OF UTAH TEXAS TECH UNIV. ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY NEW MEXICO STATE UNIV. MAIN CAMPUS OREGON STATE UNIV. UNIV. OF DAYTON UNIV. OF MEMPHIS WAYNE STATE UNIV. WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIV. GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIV. UNIV. OF ARIZONA UNIV. OF SOUTH FLORIDA OLD DOMINION UNIV. UNIV. OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE CATHOLIC UNIV. OF AMERICA COLORADO STATE UNIV. CLEVELAND STATE UNIV. MARQUETTE UNIV. FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIV. 61 62 63 63 68 68 70 70 72 72 73 73 7 76 76 77 79 84 8 86 86 97 94 97 99 102 103 102 107 10 111 111 111 110 110 112 10 107 112 110 112 118 113 1 114 1 118 1 118 118 121 121 1 122 123 110 1 111 121 113 1 113 12 114 12 114 126 1 12 122 126 122 126 127 127 0 10 30 0 60 70 80 90 100 110 1 130 Programs Ranked = 127 Page 13

R Rankings by Field NRC R Rankings by Field: Mechanical Engineering (page 1) MASS. INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 2 UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY 1 3 STANFORD UNIV. 2 4 UNIV. OF MICHIGAN ANN ARBOR 3 GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 4 UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARA NORTHWESTERN UNIV. UNIV. OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK PURDUE UNIV. MAIN CAMPUS UNIV. OF MINNESOTA TWIN CITIES 6 UNIV. OF COLORADO AT BOULDER 6 UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO 6 BROWN UNIV. 6 UNIV. OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN 7 UNIV. OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAI 8 PENN STATE UNIV. 8 TEXAS A & M UNIV. 8 PRINCETON UNIV. 8 UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES 9 SAN DIEGO STATE UNIV. UNIV. OF CALI 9 DUKE UNIV. 10 CORNELL UNIV. 12 UNIV. OF WISCONSIN MADISON 12 UNIV. OF PENNSYLVANIA OHIO STATE UNIV. MAIN CAMPUS JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV. VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIV. TUFTS UNIV. UNIV. OF DAYTON CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY UNIV. OF UTAH COLUMBIA UNIV. IN THE CITY OF NEW Y CARNEGIE MELLON UNIV. CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIV. DREXEL UNIV. UNIV. OF VIRGINIA RICE UNIV. YALE UNIV. UNIV. OF NOTRE DAME UCD: Mechanical & Aeronautical Engr RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE UNIV. OF WASHINGTON 18 18 18 21 22 22 22 23 23 27 27 32 34 37 42 39 46 4 9 3 6 63 2 62 1 3 6 8 66 63 6 61 70 77 79 103 0 10 30 0 60 70 80 90 100 110 1 130 Programs Ranked = 127 Page 14

NRC R Rankings by Field: Mechanical Engineering (page 2) UNIV. OF NEW MEXICO MAIN CAMPUS UNIV. OF IDAHO UNIV. OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY UNIV. OF FLORIDA NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIV. COLORADO STATE UNIV. STATE UNIV. OF NEW YORK AT STONY BR MICHIGAN STATE UNIV. NORTHEASTERN UNIV. UNIV. OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO UNIV. OF KENTUCKY UNIV. OF PITTSBURGH PITTSBURGH CAMP UNIV. OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTT UNIV. OF ALABAMA PENN STATE UNIV. FLORIDA STATE UNIV. UNIV. OF KANSAS WASHINGTON UNIV. IN ST. LOUIS UNIV. OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAI UNIV. OF SOUTH CAROLINA COLUMBIA UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE UNIV. OF TOLEDO UNIV. OF CINCINNATI MAIN CAMPUS OLD DOMINION UNIV. NEW MEXICO STATE UNIV. MAIN CAMPUS UNIV. OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LEHIGH UNIV. ARIZONA STATE UNIV. CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY UNIV. OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE OREGON STATE UNIV. UNIV. OF DELAWARE FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIV. UNIV. OF LOUISVILLE STATE UNIV. OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO UNIV. OF ROCHESTER TEXAS TECH UNIV. MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIV. UNIV. OF IOWA BOSTON UNIV. WASHINGTON STATE UNIV. 2 2 26 27 27 27 30 30 32 33 3 36 36 37 38 38 38 39 4 4 49 49 49 1 6 6 7 7 9 73 88 72 77 71 68 79 81 72 76 69 79 76 100 74 84 84 87 96 80 87 83 86 90 92 81 100 98 93 99 101 101 100 100 10 110 112 0 10 30 0 60 70 80 90 100 110 1 130 Programs Ranked = 127 Page

NRC R Rankings by Field: Mechanical Engineering (page 3) CATHOLIC UNIV. OF AMERICA RUTGERS THE STATE UNIV. OF NEW JERS WAYNE STATE UNIV. KANSAS STATE UNIV. IOWA STATE UNIV. NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY UNIV. OF MISSOURI COLUMBIA UNIV. OF HOUSTON UNIV. OF SOUTH FLORIDA STATE UNIV. OF NEW YORK AT BINGHAMT UNIV. OF CONNECTICUT VANDERBILT UNIV. UNIV. OF CENTRAL FLORIDA UNIV. OF TENNESSEE OKLAHOMA STATE UNIV. MAIN CAMPUS GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIV. UTAH STATE UNIV. LOUISIANA STATE UNIV. AND AGRICULTU CITY UNIV. OF NEW YORK GRAD. CENTER WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIV. UNIV. OF MEMPHIS UNIV. OF OKLAHOMA NORMAN CAMPUS UNIV. OF MISSOURI ROLLA UNIV. OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST AUBURN UNIV. ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY UNIV. OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN CLARKSON UNIV. UNIV. OF MIAMI CLEMSON UNIV. UNIV. OF NEVADA RENO SYRACUSE UNIV. MAIN CAMPUS BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIV. FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIV. UNIV. OF ARIZONA SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIV. MARQUETTE UNIV. UNIV. OF AKRON CLEVELAND STATE UNIV. FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIV. VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIV. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIV. CARBONDALE 7 8 62 6 6 66 66 67 70 72 72 74 77 77 80 81 82 84 87 87 87 89 90 90 93 94 94 94 1 101 102 10 104 109 110 112 113 1 112 113 113 114 1 122 126 1 1 1 1 122 1 121 12 99 122 101 123 103 122 103 1 104 1 10 126 126 107 126 108 126 112 126 114 127 114 127 1 127 0 10 30 0 60 70 80 90 100 110 1 130 Programs Ranked = 127 Page

Dimensional Measures Research Activity by Field NRC Research Activity Rankings by Field: Mechanical Engineering (page 1) BROWN UNIV. 1 1 NORTHWESTERN UNIV. STANFORD UNIV. CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV. PRINCETON UNIV. UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARA UNIV. OF MICHIGAN ANN ARBOR UNIV. OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAI COLUMBIA UNIV. IN THE CITY OF NEW Y UNIV. OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAI UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY YALE UNIV. CORNELL UNIV. MASS. INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY UNIV. OF ROCHESTER CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY UNIV. OF COLORADO AT BOULDER UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE DUKE UNIV. UNIV. OF IOWA UNIV. OF MINNESOTA TWIN CITIES TEXAS A & M UNIV. UNIV. OF SOUTH CAROLINA COLUMBIA UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE UNIV. OF PENNSYLVANIA GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES SAN DIEGO STATE UNIV. UNIV. OF CALI FLORIDA STATE UNIV. ARIZONA STATE UNIV. UNIV. OF WISCONSIN MADISON CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIV. PURDUE UNIV. MAIN CAMPUS UNIV. OF PITTSBURGH PITTSBURGH CAMP OHIO STATE UNIV. MAIN CAMPUS LOUISIANA STATE UNIV. AND AGRICULTU UNIV. OF WASHINGTON UNIV. OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK CARNEGIE MELLON UNIV. UNIV. OF CONNECTICUT RICE UNIV. 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 7 9 7 8 10 10 11 12 12 12 21 18 18 21 22 22 23 2 2 27 27 30 27 29 33 39 43 4 0 1 4 4 8 8 4 66 7 70 64 68 73 62 71 70 67 71 67 60 0 10 30 0 60 70 80 90 100 110 1 130 Programs Ranked = 127 Page

NRC Research Activity Rankings by Field: Mechanical Engineering (page 2) UNIV. OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN UNIV. OF HOUSTON MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIV. PENN STATE UNIV. UNIV. OF FLORIDA UNIV. OF DELAWARE RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE CLARKSON UNIV. NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIV. UNIV. OF VIRGINIA UNIV. OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO TUFTS UNIV. WASHINGTON UNIV. IN ST. LOUIS VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIV. BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIV. DREXEL UNIV. UNIV. OF NEVADA RENO UNIV. OF ALABAMA BOSTON UNIV. UNIV. OF MIAMI UCD: Mechanical & Aeronautical Engr FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIV. UNIV. OF KENTUCKY UNIV. OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST UNIV. OF CENTRAL FLORIDA PENN STATE UNIV. UNIV. OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA UNIV. OF MISSOURI COLUMBIA STATE UNIV. OF NEW YORK AT STONY BR UNIV. OF NOTRE DAME UNIV. OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY UNIV. OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTT FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIV. STATE UNIV. OF NEW YORK AT BINGHAMT MICHIGAN STATE UNIV. CATHOLIC UNIV. OF AMERICA UNIV. OF NEW MEXICO MAIN CAMPUS UNIV. OF CINCINNATI MAIN CAMPUS UNIV. OF TENNESSEE UNIV. OF TOLEDO VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND IOWA STATE UNIV. 2 26 26 27 29 29 30 33 33 33 33 34 3 3 3 36 36 37 37 37 38 38 39 43 46 46 47 47 47 49 0 0 2 72 77 79 80 84 86 8 87 84 90 86 89 100 99 97 99 97 96 10 96 98 102 107 10 99 98 108 102 103 10 108 112 1 1 0 10 30 0 60 70 80 90 100 110 1 130 Programs Ranked = 127 Page 18

NRC Research Activity Rankings by Field: Mechanical Engineering (page 3) WASHINGTON STATE UNIV. KANSAS STATE UNIV. VANDERBILT UNIV. UNIV. OF LOUISVILLE UNIV. OF OKLAHOMA NORMAN CAMPUS UTAH STATE UNIV. CLEMSON UNIV. UNIV. OF AKRON NORTHEASTERN UNIV. ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY UNIV. OF UTAH SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIV. RUTGERS THE STATE UNIV. OF NEW JERS SYRACUSE UNIV. MAIN CAMPUS GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIV. UNIV. OF IDAHO UNIV. OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE LEHIGH UNIV. OKLAHOMA STATE UNIV. MAIN CAMPUS UNIV. OF MISSOURI ROLLA STATE UNIV. OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIV. OREGON STATE UNIV. CITY UNIV. OF NEW YORK GRAD. CENTER NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AUBURN UNIV. WAYNE STATE UNIV. UNIV. OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIV. CARBONDALE UNIV. OF DAYTON OLD DOMINION UNIV. NEW MEXICO STATE UNIV. MAIN CAMPUS TEXAS TECH UNIV. FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIV. UNIV. OF MEMPHIS UNIV. OF KANSAS CLEVELAND STATE UNIV. UNIV. OF ARIZONA UNIV. OF SOUTH FLORIDA WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIV. COLORADO STATE UNIV. MARQUETTE UNIV. 4 4 6 7 9 62 63 64 64 64 6 67 68 69 70 72 73 73 73 74 74 76 79 80 83 84 8 8 88 96 100 103 104 103 10 107 110 1 113 1 113 121 110 114 114 1 112 111 1 112 111 118 1 1 118 118 1 1 118 1 121 1 1 123 1 12 123 1 123 12 126 127 113 1 1 127 1 127 122 127 122 127 0 10 30 0 60 70 80 90 100 110 1 130 Programs Ranked = 127 Page

Student Support & Outcomes by Field NRC Student Support & Outcomes by Field: Mechanical Engineering (page 1) UNIV. OF LOUISVILLE 1 1 MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIV. 2 CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 2 10 UNIV. OF KANSAS 2 WASHINGTON STATE UNIV. 2 UNIV. OF VIRGINIA 3 PRINCETON UNIV. 3 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIV. 4 FLORIDA STATE UNIV. 4 CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 4 NORTHWESTERN UNIV. UNIV. OF CENTRAL FLORIDA PENN STATE UNIV. 6 UNIV. OF MIAMI 6 UNIV. OF MINNESOTA TWIN CITIES 7 UNIV. OF PENNSYLVANIA 7 CARNEGIE MELLON UNIV. 8 UNIV. OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN 8 UNIV. OF CINCINNATI MAIN CAMPUS 9 UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARA 10 VANDERBILT UNIV. 10 MARQUETTE UNIV. 10 MICHIGAN STATE UNIV. 11 DREXEL UNIV. 11 ARIZONA STATE UNIV. 11 AUBURN UNIV. 12 BROWN UNIV. 12 NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIV. 12 UNIV. OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAI 13 UNIV. OF KENTUCKY 13 OKLAHOMA STATE UNIV. MAIN CAMPUS 13 DUKE UNIV. 14 UNIV. OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAI 14 YALE UNIV. 14 TUFTS UNIV. UNIV. OF WASHINGTON UNIV. OF NOTRE DAME UNIV. OF ALABAMA STANFORD UNIV. UNIV. OF MISSOURI COLUMBIA 18 LEHIGH UNIV. UNIV. OF SOUTH CAROLINA COLUMBIA RICE UNIV. 21 22 26 27 32 34 34 37 46 4 47 2 0 0 42 49 49 61 60 61 9 8 6 6 70 71 70 73 71 68 76 77 0 10 30 0 60 70 80 90 100 110 1 130 Programs Ranked = 127 Page

NRC Student Support & Outcomes by Field: Mechanical Engineering (page 2) WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIV. CITY UNIV. OF NEW YORK GRAD. CENTER UNIV. OF AKRON UNIV. OF PITTSBURGH PITTSBURGH CAMP UNIV. OF HOUSTON STATE UNIV. OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO UNIV. OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE UNIV. OF ROCHESTER NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIV. UNIV. OF COLORADO AT BOULDER UNIV. OF TOLEDO GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY UNIV. OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIV. UNIV. OF MICHIGAN ANN ARBOR UNIV. OF FLORIDA UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY UNIV. OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTT CLEMSON UNIV. TEXAS TECH UNIV. UNIV. OF NEVADA RENO UNIV. OF IOWA UNIV. OF MISSOURI ROLLA UNIV. OF IDAHO STATE UNIV. OF NEW YORK AT STONY BR FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIV. PURDUE UNIV. MAIN CAMPUS MASS. INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY PENN STATE UNIV. JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIV. CARBONDALE UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE NORTHEASTERN UNIV. UCD: Mechanical & Aeronautical Engr CORNELL UNIV. UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO UTAH STATE UNIV. LOUISIANA STATE UNIV. AND AGRICULTU SYRACUSE UNIV. MAIN CAMPUS 22 23 2 2 27 29 30 30 33 33 34 34 34 3 3 36 36 36 36 38 39 39 42 3 4 6 6 7 8 8 8 9 60 66 86 71 73 87 7 77 80 82 88 72 78 84 71 78 93 71 82 7 79 86 92 84 77 89 88 88 78 88 8 93 89 92 94 94 100 104 102 98 0 10 30 0 60 70 80 90 100 110 1 130 Programs Ranked = 127 Page 21

NRC Student Support & Outcomes by Field: Mechanical Engineering (page 3) UNIV. OF WISCONSIN MADISON UNIV. OF DELAWARE KANSAS STATE UNIV. NEW MEXICO STATE UNIV. MAIN CAMPUS CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIV. UNIV. OF TENNESSEE UNIV. OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK CLARKSON UNIV. UNIV. OF MEMPHIS UNIV. OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST BOSTON UNIV. BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIV. COLORADO STATE UNIV. UNIV. OF OKLAHOMA NORMAN CAMPUS COLUMBIA UNIV. IN THE CITY OF NEW Y RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE RUTGERS THE STATE UNIV. OF NEW JERS UNIV. OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIV. UNIV. OF SOUTH FLORIDA STATE UNIV. OF NEW YORK AT BINGHAMT WASHINGTON UNIV. IN ST. LOUIS UNIV. OF DAYTON OLD DOMINION UNIV. OHIO STATE UNIV. MAIN CAMPUS UNIV. OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES TEXAS A & M UNIV. UNIV. OF ARIZONA UNIV. OF UTAH IOWA STATE UNIV. SAN DIEGO STATE UNIV. UNIV. OF CALI UNIV. OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE OREGON STATE UNIV. CLEVELAND STATE UNIV. UNIV. OF NEW MEXICO MAIN CAMPUS WAYNE STATE UNIV. UNIV. OF CONNECTICUT GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIV. FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIV. CATHOLIC UNIV. OF AMERICA 62 64 6 68 69 71 7 7 7 78 81 83 84 8 87 88 98 98 99 100 96 114 100 102 109 107 110 1 102 103 1 1 92 111 92 118 92 1 93 118 1 118 96 1 97 1 97 1 99 118 100 114 100 1 101 1 104 1 107 1 109 1 118 121 118 1 1 1 1 122 122 12 126 12 126 1 126 126 127 127 0 10 30 0 60 70 80 90 100 110 1 130 Programs Ranked = 127 Page 22

Diversity by Field NRC Diversity Rankings by Field: Mechanical Engineering (page 1) FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIV. 1 UNIV. OF ARIZONA 2 UNIV. OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY 2 CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 2 CITY UNIV. OF NEW YORK GRAD. CENTER 2 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIV. CARBONDALE 2 RICE UNIV. UNIV. OF LOUISVILLE UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIV. FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIV. NORTHEASTERN UNIV. VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIV. SYRACUSE UNIV. MAIN CAMPUS FLORIDA STATE UNIV. RUTGERS THE STATE UNIV. OF NEW JERS CLEMSON UNIV. UNIV. OF MIAMI ARIZONA STATE UNIV. UNIV. OF KANSAS UNIV. OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN UNIV. OF NEW MEXICO MAIN CAMPUS LOUISIANA STATE UNIV. AND AGRICULTU UNIV. OF TOLEDO UNIV. OF CENTRAL FLORIDA CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY UNIV. OF MEMPHIS WASHINGTON STATE UNIV. GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIV. KANSAS STATE UNIV. UNIV. OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTT MICHIGAN STATE UNIV. WASHINGTON UNIV. IN ST. LOUIS PRINCETON UNIV. UNIV. OF NEVADA RENO UNIV. OF SOUTH CAROLINA COLUMBIA TEXAS A & M UNIV. UNIV. OF DELAWARE UNIV. OF PITTSBURGH PITTSBURGH CAMP UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO UNIV. OF MICHIGAN ANN ARBOR DUKE UNIV. TUFTS UNIV. 1 6 6 7 7 7 6 8 9 10 10 14 18 13 13 13 14 14 14 18 18 21 21 2 2 26 26 29 29 30 32 32 39 36 36 37 37 42 4 39 4 0 1 2 6 6 7 61 63 71 74 0 10 30 0 60 70 80 90 100 110 1 130 Programs Ranked = 127 Page 23

NRC Diversity Rankings by Field: Mechanical Engineering (page 2) UNIV. OF WASHINGTON NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIV. NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY UNIV. OF IOWA DREXEL UNIV. UNIV. OF ROCHESTER UNIV. OF AKRON UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY OLD DOMINION UNIV. UNIV. OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAI UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARA AUBURN UNIV. NORTHWESTERN UNIV. UNIV. OF WISCONSIN MADISON WAYNE STATE UNIV. TEXAS TECH UNIV. BOSTON UNIV. UNIV. OF CINCINNATI MAIN CAMPUS MARQUETTE UNIV. PURDUE UNIV. MAIN CAMPUS UNIV. OF MISSOURI ROLLA SAN DIEGO STATE UNIV. UNIV. OF CALI CORNELL UNIV. BROWN UNIV. UNIV. OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE UNIV. OF COLORADO AT BOULDER UNIV. OF NOTRE DAME UNIV. OF KENTUCKY UNIV. OF SOUTH FLORIDA STANFORD UNIV. LEHIGH UNIV. OHIO STATE UNIV. MAIN CAMPUS UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES UNIV. OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA STATE UNIV. OF NEW YORK AT STONY BR YALE UNIV. ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY IOWA STATE UNIV. STATE UNIV. OF NEW YORK AT BINGHAMT UNIV. OF MINNESOTA TWIN CITIES PENN STATE UNIV. 32 32 33 3 36 36 36 39 39 42 42 42 42 42 43 43 43 43 4 4 46 46 47 49 0 1 3 4 4 66 67 74 76 79 84 88 88 8 87 100 8 87 90 98 99 88 90 97 90 97 87 93 89 93 96 98 98 99 101 103 103 102 100 107 109 0 10 30 0 60 70 80 90 100 110 1 130 Programs Ranked = 127 Page

NRC Diversity Rankings by Field: Mechanical Engineering (page 3) CARNEGIE MELLON UNIV. CLEVELAND STATE UNIV. MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIV. UNIV. OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK UNIV. OF PENNSYLVANIA MASS. INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY UNIV. OF TENNESSEE COLUMBIA UNIV. IN THE CITY OF NEW Y STATE UNIV. OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO UNIV. OF OKLAHOMA NORMAN CAMPUS UNIV. OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST UNIV. OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAI VANDERBILT UNIV. RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIV. JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV. UNIV. OF ALABAMA UNIV. OF VIRGINIA GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIV. UNIV. OF FLORIDA UNIV. OF MISSOURI COLUMBIA UNIV. OF CONNECTICUT OKLAHOMA STATE UNIV. MAIN CAMPUS PENN STATE UNIV. UNIV. OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIV. CLARKSON UNIV. OREGON STATE UNIV. NEW MEXICO STATE UNIV. MAIN CAMPUS VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND UCD: Mechanical & Aeronautical Engr UNIV. OF HOUSTON UNIV. OF UTAH BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIV. MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIV. COLORADO STATE UNIV. UNIV. OF DAYTON UTAH STATE UNIV. UNIV. OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE UNIV. OF IDAHO CATHOLIC UNIV. OF AMERICA 7 7 8 9 60 6 66 67 67 68 68 69 72 74 74 7 7 78 80 81 82 82 88 88 89 92 92 99 102 102 103 107 104 108 10 109 113 113 109 110 113 111 109 110 110 1 112 112 113 112 1 1 1 1 114 121 121 1 10 1 1 107 1 109 122 110 121 114 123 114 123 1 123 1 1 122 126 1 126 1 126 127 127 0 10 30 0 60 70 80 90 100 110 1 130 Programs Ranked = 127 Page 2

NRC Tables TABLE 1: Standardized Program Values and Range of Regression-Based (R) and Survey-Based (S) Coefficients Institution Name: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-DAVIS Program: Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering Program ID: 067 (Col 1) (Col 2) (Col 3) (Col 4) (Col ) (Col 6) (Col 7) (Col 8) Program Program Value Regression Coefficients Survey-Based Coefficients Description Variable Value* Standardized** Minus 1 SD*** Plus 1 SD*** Minus 1 SD*** Plus 1 SD*** Publications per Allocated Faculty V1 1.07 0.3-0.089 to 0.027 0.1 to 0.1 Cites per Publication V2 0.992-0.264 0.0 to 0.084 0.1 to 0.123 Percent Faculty with Grants V3 80.77% 0.6 0.027 to 0.0 0.139 to 0.143 Percent Faculty Interdisciplinary V4 33.33% 0.439-0.101 to -0.06 0.04 to 0.0 Percent Non-Asian Minority Faculty V 8.82% 0.734 0.007 to 0.037 0.006 to 0.007 Percent Female Faculty V6 11.77% 0.762 0.014 to 0.066 0.007 to 0.008 Awards per Allocated Faculty V7 0.032-0.78 0.070 to 0.087 0.078 to 0.082 Average GRE V8 74-0.8 0.030 to 0.0 0.068 to 0.071 Percent 1st yr. Students with Full Support V9 6.30% -0.836-0.018 to 0.018 0.071 to 0.074 Percent 1st yr. Students with External Funding V10 0% -0. -0.009 to 0.014 0.03 to 0.06 Percent Non-Asian Minority Students V11 2.86% -0.80-0.027 to -0.002 0.013 to 0.014 Percent Female Students V12 9.21% -0.80-0.029 to -0.014 0.013 to 0.014 Percent International Students V13 42.11% -1.109-0.084 to -0.06 0.010 to 0.011 Average PhDs 02 to 06 V14.4-0.222 0. to 0.2 0.04 to 0.06 Percent Completing within 6 Years V 46.43% -0.113 0.0 to 0.068 0.036 to 0.038 Time to Degree Full and Part Time V 3. -0.802-0.04 to -0.011-0.0 to -0.018 Percent Students in Academic Positions V N/R -0.112 0.0 to 0.04 0.070 to 0.072 Student Work Space V18-1 -1.000-0.047 to -0.022 0.00 to 0.006 Health Insurance V 1 1.000 0.046 to 0.073 0.003 to 0.003 Number of Student Activities Offered V 18 1.0 0.0 to 0.02 0.0 to 0.026 * Col 3 shows data submitted by the program or calculated from these data. ** Col 4 shows the standardized program value across all program values in the field, with mean of 0 and variance of 1. *** Col shows Minus 1 Standard Deviation from the Mean for the regression-based coefficients for the field as a whole *** Col 6 shows Plus 1 Standard Deviation from the Mean for the regression-based coefficients for the field as a whole *** Col 7 shows Minus 1 Standard Deviation from the Mean for the survey-based coefficients for the field as a whole *** Col 8 shows Plus 1 Standard Deviation from the Mean for the survey-based coefficients for the field as a whole Page 26

TABLE 2a: th Percentile for the Regression-Based (R) Ranking Calculation UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA- Institution Name: DAVIS Program: Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering Program ID: 067 (Col 1) (Col 2) (Col 3) (Col 4) (Col ) (Col 6) Standardized Program Program Value Regression Product of Description Variable Value* with Variation Coefficient Col 4 X Col Publications per Allocated Faculty V1 1.07-0.034-0.064 0.002 Cites per Publication V2 0.992-0.294 0.070-0.021 Percent Faculty with Grants V3 80.77% 0.18 0.033 0.006 Percent Faculty Interdisciplinary V4 33.33% 0.3-0.0-0.0 Percent Non-Asian Minority Faculty V 8.82% 0.827 0.032 0.027 Percent Female Faculty V6 11.77% 0.23 0.029 0.0 Awards per Allocated Faculty V7 0.032-0.7 0.081-0.047 Average GRE V8 74-0.3 0.042-0.013 Percent 1st yr. Students with Full Support V9 6.30% -0.793 0.006-0.00 Percent 1st yr. Students with External Funding V10 0% -0.438 0.009-0.004 Percent Non-Asian Minority Students V11 2.86% -0.63-0.023 0.013 Percent Female Students V12 9.21% -0.72-0.023 0.0 Percent International Students V13 42.11% -1.30-0.063 0.082 Average PhDs 02 to 06 V14.4-0.0 0.0-0.003 Percent Completing within 6 Years V 46.43% 0.3 0.047 0.0 Time to Degree Full and Part Time V 3. -0.871-0.049 0.043 Percent Students in Academic Positions V N/R -0.1 0.023-0.003 Student Work Space V18-1 -1.000-0.0 0.0 Health Insurance V 1 1.000 0.064 0.064 Number of Student Activities Offered V 18 1.97 0.0 0.0 Program Ranking: 22 of 127 programs * Col 3 is based on data submitted by the program or calculated from these data. Col 4 is standardized value for the set of perturbed program values that produced the th percentile ranking. Standardized values have a mean of 0 and variance of 1. Col is the regression-based weight for each variable Page 27

TABLE 2b: th Percentile for the Regression-Based (R) Ranking Calculation Institution Name: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-DAVIS Program: Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering Program ID: 067 (Col 1) (Col 2) (Col 3) (Col 4) (Col ) (Col 6) Standardized Program Program Value Regression Product of Description Variable Value* with Variation Coefficient Col 4 X Col Publications per Allocated Faculty V1 1.07-0.3-0.063 0.013 Cites per Publication V2 0.992-0. 0.074-0.018 Percent Faculty with Grants V3 80.77% -0.13 0.029-0.0 Percent Faculty Interdisciplinary V4 33.33% 0.97-0.100-0.09 Percent Non-Asian Minority Faculty V 8.82% 0.466 0.0 0.013 Percent Female Faculty V6 11.77% 1.037 0.026 0.027 Awards per Allocated Faculty V7 0.032-0. 0.083-0.049 Average GRE V8 74-0.297 0.042-0.013 Percent 1st yr. Students with Full Support V9 6.30% -0.701 0.012-0.009 Percent 1st yr. Students with External Funding V10 0% -0.34 0.008-0.003 Percent Non-Asian Minority Students V11 2.86% -0.8-0.0 0.014 Percent Female Students V12 9.21% -0.647-0.018 0.012 Percent International Students V13 42.11% -0.74-0.060 0.046 Average PhDs 02 to 06 V14.4-0.3 0.189-0.084 Percent Completing within 6 Years V 46.43% -0.64 0.04-0.029 Time to Degree Full and Part Time V 3. -1.103-0.047 0.02 Percent Students in Academic Positions V N/R -0.1 0.02-0.004 Student Work Space V18-1 -1.000-0.038 0.038 Health Insurance V 1 1.000 0.068 0.068 Number of Student Activities Offered V 18-0.036 0.0-0.001 Program Ranking: 6 of 127 programs * Col 3 is based on data submitted by the program or calculated from these data. Col 4 is standardized value for the set of perturbed program values that produced the th percentile ranking. Standardized values have a mean of 0 and variance of 1. Col is the regression-based weights for each variable (See Appendix A). Page

TABLE 3a: th Percentile for the Survey-Based (S) Ranking Calculation Institution Name: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-DAVIS Program: Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering Program ID: 067 (Col 1) (Col 2) (Col 3) (Col 4) (Col ) (Col 6) Standardized Program Program Value Survey-Based Product of Description Variable Value* with Variation Coefficient Col 4 X Col Publications per Allocated Faculty V1 1.07 0.14 0.1 0.076 Cites per Publication V2 0.992-0.267 0.1-0.0 Percent Faculty with Grants V3 80.77% 1.363 0.143 0.1 Percent Faculty Interdisciplinary V4 33.33% 0. 0.043 0.023 Percent Non-Asian Minority Faculty V 8.82% 0.768 0.006 0.00 Percent Female Faculty V6 11.77% 0.822 0.009 0.007 Awards per Allocated Faculty V7 0.032-0.62 0.081-0.046 Average GRE V8 74-0. 0.071-0.029 Percent 1st yr. Students with Full Support V9 6.30% -0.2 0.07-0.069 Percent 1st yr. Students with External Funding V10 0% -0.339 0.03-0.018 Percent Non-Asian Minority Students V11 2.86% -0.18 0.014-0.007 Percent Female Students V12 9.21% -0.666 0.014-0.010 Percent International Students V13 42.11% -0.7 0.009-0.009 Average PhDs 02 to 06 V14.4-0.44 0.04-0.02 Percent Completing within 6 Years V 46.43% -0.2 0.038-0.021 Time to Degree Full and Part Time V 3. -1.0-0.0 0.021 Percent Students in Academic Positions V N/R -0.02 0.071-0.004 Student Work Space V18-1 -1.000 0.006-0.006 Health Insurance V 1 1.000 0.003 0.003 Number of Student Activities Offered V 18 0.6 0.02 0.014 Program Ranking: of 127 programs * Col 3 is based on data submitted by the program or calculated from these data. Col 4 is standardized value for the set of perturbed program values that produced the th percentile ranking. Standardized values have a mean of 0 and variance of 1. Col is the survey-based weights for each variable Page 29

TABLE 3b: th Percentile for the Survey-Based (S) Ranking Calculation Institution Name: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-DAVIS Program: Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering Program ID: 067 (Col 1) (Col 2) (Col 3) (Col 4) (Col ) (Col 6) Standardized Program Program Value Survey-Based Product of Description Variable Value* with Variation Coefficient Col 4 X Col Publications per Allocated Faculty V1 1.07-0.188 0.14-0.027 Cites per Publication V2 0.992-0.267 0.1-0.032 Percent Faculty with Grants V3 80.77% -1.029 0.1-0.1 Percent Faculty Interdisciplinary V4 33.33% 0.330 0.049 0.0 Percent Non-Asian Minority Faculty V 8.82% 0.974 0.009 0.008 Percent Female Faculty V6 11.77% 0.6 0.008 0.00 Awards per Allocated Faculty V7 0.032-0.81 0.082-0.0 Average GRE V8 74-0.4 0.070-0.011 Percent 1st yr. Students with Full Support V9 6.30% -0.8 0.073-0.06 Percent 1st yr. Students with External Funding V10 0% -0.610 0.04-0.033 Percent Non-Asian Minority Students V11 2.86% -0.89 0.014-0.008 Percent Female Students V12 9.21% -0.939 0.013-0.013 Percent International Students V13 42.11% -1.026 0.011-0.011 Average PhDs 02 to 06 V14.4-0.043 0.04-0.002 Percent Completing within 6 Years V 46.43% 0.1 0.036 0.0 Time to Degree Full and Part Time V 3. -0.7-0.0 0.003 Percent Students in Academic Positions V N/R -0.1 0.070-0.011 Student Work Space V18-1 -1.000 0.006-0.006 Health Insurance V 1 1.000 0.003 0.003 Number of Student Activities Offered V 18 0.690 0.0 0.0 Program Ranking: of 127 programs * Col 3 is based on data submitted by the program or calculated from these data. Col 4 is standardized value for the set of perturbed program values that produced the th percentile ranking. Standardized values have a mean of 0 and variance of 1. Col is the survey-based weights for each variable Dimensional Measures TABLE 4a: th Percentile Dimensional Ranking Calculation: Research Activity Page 30

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA- Institution Name: DAVIS Mechanical & Aeronautical Program: Engineering Program ID: 067 (Col 1) (Col 2) (Col 3) (Col 4) (Col ) (Col 6) Standardized Program Program Value Survey-Based Product of Description Variable Value* with Variation Coefficient Col 4 X Col Publications per Allocated Faculty V1 1.07-0.0 0.296-0.013 Cites per Publication V2 0.992-0.29 0. -0.064 Percent Faculty with Grants V3 80.77% 1.462 0.298 0.436 Awards per Allocated Faculty V7 0.032-0.61 0.1-0.090 Program Ranking: 37 of 127 programs * Col 3 is based on data submitted by the program or calculated from these data. Col 4 is standardized value for the set of perturbed program values that produced the th percentile ranking. Standardized values have a mean of 0 and variance of 1. Col is the survey-based weights for each variable. TABLE 4b: th Percentile Dimensional Ranking Calculation: Research Activity UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA- Institution Name: DAVIS Mechanical & Aeronautical Program: Engineering Program ID: 067 (Col 1) (Col 2) (Col 3) (Col 4) (Col ) (Col 6) Standardized Program Program Value Survey-Based Product of Description Variable Value* with Variation Coefficient Col 4 X Col Publications per Allocated Faculty V1 1.07 0.080 0.293 0.023 Cites per Publication V2 0.992-0.0 0.9-0.060 Percent Faculty with Grants V3 80.77% -1.186 0.297-0.32 Awards per Allocated Faculty V7 0.032-0.42 0.1-0.087 Program Ranking: of 127 programs * Col 3 is based on data submitted by the program or calculated from these data. Col 4 is standardized value for the set of perturbed program values that produced the th percentile ranking. Standardized values have a mean of 0 and variance of 1. Col is the survey-based weights for each variable. TABLE a: th Percentile Dimensional Ranking Calculation: Student Support and Outcomes Page