ME
AT A GLANCE
59
Full-time faculty
Mechanical Engineering Research Awards
Number and Size of Awards (total for 2013-2017)
Source of Funding
< $100K
> $100K
Department of Defense
40
50
Department of Education
1
1
Department of Energy
20
25
Department of Health & Human Services
2
1
Department of the Interior
0
1
Department of Transportation
2
6
National Aeronautics & Space Administration 25
8
National Science Foundation
26
45
Other Federal
6
4
Mechanical
Engineering Federal 212
Research Annual
**Non
Federal**
71
dollars in thousands)
(average 2013-2017, 334
Total
212
59
33
400
Mechanical Engineering Federal
Research Annual Expenditures
49
382
(average 2013-2017, in thousands)
643
Department of Defense
780
Affiliate &
Adjunct faculty
National Science Foundation
Department of Energy
National Aeronautics & Space Administration
5,536
Department of the Interior
1,535
Department of Transportation
30+
Other Federal
Department of Health & Human Services
Department of Education
2,786
Labs & Center s
27
Staff
14
Total
90
2
45
3
1
8
33
71
10
Expenditures
283
546
Mechanical Engineering Total Research Expenditures
(dollars in thousands)
20,000
18,000
16,000
14,000
VT Foundation
12,000
State
10,000
Other
Commercial
8,000
Undergraduate
Program
22
Graduate Program
Most recent rankings per U.S.
News & World Report as of
Sept. 14, 2017
Federal
6,000
4,000
2,000
-
2013
2013
2014
2015
2014
2016
2015
2017
2016
2017
Federal 12,332 12,937 10,771 12,159 12,653
Commercial
2,657
2,227
2,110
2,758
3,669
Other
194
219
268
438
517
State
26
24
17
58
151
VT Foundation
583
665
871
684
825
Dollars are noted in thousands