Departments
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Develop Your Skills
Learn to research, design, develop and manufacture tools, machines and devices that make a difference in the world.
Explore New Possibilities
Study objects, systems and complex machinery in motion, applying key concepts to mechanical and aerospace engineering.
Choose Your Future
Launch into your career with a mechanical engineering degree from Mizzou, where you can gain hands-on experience with competition teams such as Mizzou AeroTigers, Mizzou Space Program, Mizzou Racing and more. By learning through doing, students engage in engineering as soon as they step onto campus.
See our Work
Meet our students, alumni and faculty and learn more about our work.
ABET Accreditation
The University of Missouri program, B.S. Mechanical Engineering, is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET (www.abet.org), under the General Criteria and Program Criteria for Mechanical and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.
MAE News Feed
June 16, 2026
Mechanical engineering researcher receives NSF CAREER award
Yue Jin will study the physics that underpin the safety and efficiency of next-generation power plants, data centers and high-power electronics.
June 9, 2026
‘Instead of waiting for opportunities, take the initiative’
Mechanical engineering undergrads Diego Ochoa and Ashlyn Ohlms won the Entrepreneurship Alliance competition with a medical device born of insight, ambition and collaboration.
June 5, 2026
Torq’N Tigers dominate international tractor competition
Mizzou took first in performance, durability and 1,100-pound low-hook pull and fifth overall in the ASABE International Quarter Scale Tractor Student Design Competition.
May 26, 2026
Mizzou Engineering Spring 2026 capstone projects
Mizzou Engineers helped predict no-shows to medical appointments, detected bot behavior, used augmented reality to aid during onboarding and more through senior capstone projects.