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
July 22, 2026
Mizzou-led team selected for U.S. Department of Energy’s inaugural Genesis Mission
A University of Missouri-led research team has been selected to participate in the U.S. Department of Energy’s inaugural Genesis Mission, a nationwide initiative using artificial intelligence to accelerate scientific discovery.
July 22, 2026
Mechanical engineering major follows curiosity into medical device space
Ashlyn Ohlms credits her Mizzou Engineering experience in and outside the classroom — as well her parents — for preparing her for her summer internship.
July 13, 2026
Mechanical engineering major eagerly accepts the challenge
Christian Boyles is leveraging the knowledge and skills he has acquired at Mizzou Engineering for his summer internship with Tesla.
July 12, 2026
Engineering cells like we engineer machines
Roseanna N. Zia studies how ribosomes transform matter into life and how that capability can build the next generation of life-saving medicines, materials and biodefense technology.