Mechanical Engineering Facts

Facts and Figures on the Department

FACULTY
The department of Mechanical Engineering has 31 faculty members, including:
* 17 Professors
* 8 Associate Professors
* 6 Assistant Professors
* 12 Professors Emeritus

STUDENTS
The department has an outstanding student body intellectually prepared to handle the rigors of study in an academically challenging major. The majority of our undergraduate and graduate students are Kentucky residents. The department embraces diversity and strives to achieve it within our faculty, staff and student body.

Nearly 100 individuals receive their bachelors degree each year and while most go out into the world to begin their professional experience, many choose to pursue a graduate degree at the University of Kentucky or other highly respected graduate schools. Over the past five years, 67 masters and 25 doctoral degrees have been awarded. All graduates are well-prepared to meet the challenges of a professional engineering career.

Undergraduate Students
The 2001-2002 graduating class had 86 students (77 men / 9 women)

Undergraduate Student Statistics for the Fall 2002 semester:

Class	Total	Male	Female	African American	White	International	Other**
Freshmen	137	126	11	2	128		7
Sophmores	80	69	11	2	74	2	2
Juniors	102	94	8	3	94	2	3
Seniors	185	164	21	8	166	5	6

**This category includes: Hispanic, American Indian, Mexican American, Asian or Pacific Islander, Puerto Rican

Graduate Students
The 2001-2002 graduating class had 20 students

Degree	Total	Male	Female
M.S.	13	10	3
Ph.D.	7	7	0

Graduate Student Statistics for the Fall 2002 semester:

	Total	Male	Female	African American	White	International	Other**
M.S.	88	79	9		33	53	2
Ph.D.	39	34	5		6	33

**This category includes: Hispanic, American Indian, Mexican American, Asian or Pacific Islander, Puerto Rican

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