University of Illinois Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering

The Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (MechSE) is one of 12 departments within the University of Illinois College of Engineering. The MechSE department was formed in 2006 through a merger of the Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Department with the Mechanical Engineering program from the previous Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department.^[2] The department offers degrees in mechanical engineering (B.S., M.S., Ph.D.), engineering mechanics (B.S.), and theoretical and applied mechanics (M.S., Ph.D.).

Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Type	Public
Department Head	Anthony M Jacobi
Academic staff	70
Students	1,350
Undergraduates	950
Postgraduates	400
Location	Urbana , Illinois , United States of America
Colors	Illinois Blue[1]   Illinois Orange[1]
Website	mechanical.illinois.edu

As of 2014, U.S. News & World Report ranked the program the sixth-best US school for undergraduate mechanical engineering program and fifth-best graduate mechanical engineering program.^[3][4]