| #2 | Stanford University | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering | 60 months |
| #3 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Doctor of Science in Mechanical Engineering | 72 months |
| #4 | Princeton University | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | 60 months |
| #6 | University of California, Berkeley | Doctor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering | |
| #6 | University of California, Berkeley | MS|PhD in Mechanical Engineering | 60 months |
| #6 | University of California, Berkeley | PhD in Mechanical Engineering | 60 months |
| #8 | Yale University | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science | 72 months |
| #9 | California Institute of Technology | Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Mechanics | 72 months |
| #9 | California Institute of Technology | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering | 72 months |
| #10 | University of Pennsylvania | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics | 72 months |
| #10 | University of Pennsylvania | PhD in Mechanical Engineering - Robo Track | 72 months |
| #12 | Columbia University | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering | 84 months |
| #13 | Cornell University | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering | 60 months |
| #13 | Cornell University | Doctor of Philosophy in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics | 84 months |
| #16 | Johns Hopkins University | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering | 60 months |
| #17 | University of California, Los Angeles | PhD Engineering Mechanics | |
| #17 | University of California, Los Angeles | PhD in Mechanical Engineering | 72 months |
| #19 | University of Michigan--Ann Arbor | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering | 84 months |
| #21 | Carnegie Mellon University | PhD in Mechanical Engineering | 72 months |
| #22 | Duke University | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science | |
| #23 | Northwestern University | Doctor of Philosophy in Theoretical & Applied Mechanics | |
| #23 | Northwestern University | PhD in Mechanical Engineering | 60 months |
| #24 | New York University | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering | 60 months |
| #25 | University of Washington | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering | |
| #26 | University of California San Diego | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | 60 months |
| #26 | University of California San Diego | Joint Doctor of Philosophy in Aerospace and Mechanical | 60 months |
| #30 | Brown University | Doctor of Philosophy in Fluids and Thermal Sciences | 60 months |
| #30 | Brown University | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanics of Solids and Structures | 60 months |
| #31 | The University of Texas at Austin | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering | 60 months |
| #31 | The University of Texas at Austin | PhD in Engineering Mechanics | |
| #33 | Georgia Institute of Technology | Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering Science and Mechanics | |
| #33 | Georgia Institute of Technology | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering | |
| #34 | Rice University | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering | 60 months |
| #36 | Washington University in St. Louis | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering | 60 months |
| #38 | University of Wisconsin--Madison | Doctor of philosophy in Engineering Mechanics | |
| #38 | University of Wisconsin--Madison | Doctor of philosophy in Mechanical Engineering | |
| #39 | Purdue University--West Lafayette | Direct Doctor of Philosophy Program in Mechanical Engineering | |
| #39 | Purdue University--West Lafayette | PhD in Mechanical Engineering | 72 months |
| #40 | Pennsylvania State University--University Park | Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering Science and Mechanics | |
| #40 | Pennsylvania State University--University Park | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering | |
| #41 | University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering | 84 months |
| #41 | University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign | Doctor of Philosophy in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics | 84 months |
| #42 | University of Southern California | PhD in Mechanical Engineering | 72 months |
| #47 | Dartmouth College | Doctor of Philosophy in Energy Engineering | 60 months |
| #47 | Dartmouth College | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical & Systems Engineering | 60 months |
| #52 | Vanderbilt University | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering | |
| #55 | University of Virginia | Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | 84 months |
| #59 | University of California--Santa Barbara | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering | 72 months |
| #61 | University of Rochester | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering | |
| #62 | University of California, Davis | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | |
| #64 | University of Maryland, College Park | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering | |
| #64 | University of Maryland, College Park | Doctor of Philosophy Mechanical | |
| #65 | University of California--Irvine | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | |
| #72 | University of Minnesota--Twin Cities | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering | |
| #75 | University of Pittsburgh | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering | |
| #77 | University of Notre Dame | Doctor of Philosophy in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering | 60 months |
| #78 | Tufts University | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering | 60 months |
| #81 | Rutgers University--New Brunswick | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | |
| #84 | University of Massachusetts--Amherst | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering | |
| #85 | Boston University | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering | 60 months |
| #91 | Michigan State University | PhD in Mechanical Engineering | |
| #93 | Texas A&M University--College Station | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering | |
| #93 | Texas A&M University--College Station | Doctor of Philosophy Mechanical | |
| #95 | Ohio State University--Columbus | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering | |
| #96 | University of Florida | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering | |
| #98 | Virginia Tech | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering | |
| #99 | University of Georgia | Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering with Mechanics and Materials Emphasis | |
| #114 | North Carolina State University | PhD Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering | |
| #134 | University of Colorado Boulder | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering | 60 months |
| #201–250 | Case Western Reserve University | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering | 60 months |
| #201–250 | Northeastern University | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering | |
| #251–300 | Stony Brook University--SUNY | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering | |
| #251–300 | University of Miami | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering | 48 months |
| #251–300 | University of Texas--Dallas | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering | |
| #301–400 | George Washington University | Doctor of Philosophy in the Field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | 72 months |
| #301–400 | University of California, Riverside | PhD in Mechanical Engineering | 72 months |
| #301–400 | University at Buffalo--SUNY | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | |
| #301–400 | University of Iowa | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering | |
| #401–500 | Florida State University | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering | 72 months |
| #401–500 | Washington State University | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering – Pullman | 48 months |
| #401–500 | University of Delaware | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering | |
| Auburn University | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering | 72 months |
| Baylor University | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering | 72 months |
| Binghamton University--SUNY | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (Applied Mechanics and Design) | |
| Binghamton University--SUNY | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (Dynamic Systems and Acoustics) | 36 months |
| Binghamton University--SUNY | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (Energy) | 36 months |
| Binghamton University--SUNY | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (Materials Science and Engineering) | 36 months |
| Binghamton University--SUNY | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering (Transport Phenomena) | 36 months |
| Brigham Young University--Provo | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering | 60 months |
| Clemson University | Doctor of Philosophy in Automotive Engineering | 60 months |
| Clemson University | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering | |
| Colorado School of Mines | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering | |
| Drexel University | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics | |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | |
| Lehigh University | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics | |
| Marquette University | Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering | 96 months |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering in Mechanical Engineering | |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Doctor of Philosophy Mechanical | |
| San Diego State University | PhD in Mechanical Engineering | |
| Southern Methodist University | Doctor of Philosophy with a Major in Mechanical Engineering | |