The Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME) within the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Engineering is the home of three undergraduate degree programs (mechanical engineering, engineering mechanics, and a new aerospace engineering program launched in Fall 2026) and two graduate degree programs (mechanical engineering and engineering mechanics). The department's faculty conducts research in the areas of advanced manufacturing, biomechanics, computation & data-driven engineering, energy systems, solid & fluid mechanics, aerospace, and robotics, controls, & sensing. This combination of topics fosters synergies with respect to polymers, mechatronics, aerospace, thermal systems, materials, additive manufacturing, and fluids. The mechanical engineering undergraduate program has been ranked in the top thirteen, and the mechanical engineering graduate program has been ranked in the top nine, among public universities, according to U.S. News and World Report 2025 rankings.