Overview

The mission of Mechanical Engineering at UW Tacoma is to provide access to transformative engineering education in scientific principles, professional skills, and technical innovation to equip graduates who can collaborate to solve challenging problems and serve the community and society in an ethical and meaningful way.

Educational Objectives

The faculty of the University of Washington Tacoma Mechanical Engineering programme strive to serve our students and other constituents by continuously improving our educational program. We envision that:

Our graduates will thrive in careers that utilize specific principles, professional skills, and technical innovation.
Our graduates will be prepared to advance their studies through professional development, certifications, or post-graduate degrees.

Our graduates will pursue excellence in collaboration and leadership with an emphasis on the importance of transformational diversity/ equity, integrity, and respect as they create work of value of their communities and society.

Careers

Career options include:

Mechanical Engineer
Aerospace Engineer
Power Plant Engineer
Biomedical Engineer
Marine Engineer
Materials Engineer
Electromechanical Engineer
Mechatronics Engineer

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Electrical Circuits
Engineering Ethics
Computer Modeling
3D Modeling, Design, and Analysis
f Material Science
Thermodynamics
Fluid Mechanics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Tacoma, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.5

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Students may be conditionally admitted into the ME program with prerequisites in progress, but all prerequisites must be completed in order to enroll. To qualify for admission to the ME program, you must first be admitted to UWT and be on track to complete the following by the end of summer quarter before starting the major*:
Cumulative prerequisite GPA of at least 2.5, with a minimum grade of 2.0 in each individual prerequisite course
Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 in all college coursework

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

43404 USD / year

≈ 43404 USD / year
Out-of-State

43404 USD / year

≈ 43404 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

13168 USD / year

≈ 13168 USD / year

Living costs

Tacoma

United States

1000 - 1580 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Overview

Educational Objectives

Careers

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Tacoma

Funding

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