Engineering Dual Degree Partnership with Washington University

McDaniel College partners with Washington University in St. Louis in one of the country’s premier 3-3 engineering programs. Now in its 48th year, the Dual Degree program gives students access to a distinctive education that creates breadth of skill, depth of knowledge and wealth of opportunity.

Students spend three years at McDaniel before moving on to WashU, where they can pursue a variety of engineering fields, including Aerospace, Biomedical, Chemical, Computer, Cybersecurity, Electrical, Energy, Environmental or Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or Systems Science and Engineering.

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How it Works

Earn your Liberal arts Bachelor’s degree from McDaniel College + Engineering Bachelor’s degree from Wash U + Engineering Master's degree from Wash U.

Physics majors at McDaniel College have the option to enroll in a Dual Degree track for Engineering studies at McDaniel and Washington University’s James McKelvey School of Engineering. After completing 90 credits at McDaniel College, students enroll directly into both an engineering master's program and an undergraduate engineering program at WashU.

Students earn both engineering degrees and are classified as graduate students for all three years at WashU. A minimum GPA of 3.25 is typically required for entry into the program. For all students admitted, tuition is reduced: 50% the first year, 55% the second year and 60% the third year.

Clear eligibility criteria result in a Dual Degree admission rate of nearly 90%:

Apply to WashU in junior year—no application fee, no additional testing
Take specific courses that contribute to both liberal arts and engineering degrees
Achieve a minimum cumulative 3.25 GPA in all coursework and in STEM coursework
Have the endorsement of your pre-engineering advisor

The McDaniel Advantage

Apply to WashU in junior year—no application fee, no additional testing
Seamless transition and guaranteed admittance with a GPA over 3.25
Significant financial aid guarantees; Automatic Scholarship for the 3 year program: 50% tuition discount in the first year, 55% in the second, and 60% in the third

Why WashU?

Your liberal arts experience will broaden your intellectual perspectives and skills.

Educated at both a liberal arts college and a research university, Dual Degree students are trained as agile learners. They graduate prepared to be adept problem-solvers in a complex world where engineers are in desperately short supply.

Financial assistance is available to every student admitted to Dual Degree.
You gain the latest technical knowledge in your engineering degree program.
You benefit from the career centers and alumni networks of two institutions.

“McDaniel is now among a select group of schools, and only the second in Maryland, to be affiliated with WashU. Our program is an attractive alternative to traditional engineering curricula and we like to think of our graduates as ‘liberally educated engineers’ with strong communication and problem-solving skills, a broad background in the humanities and social sciences, and a high-quality technical education.”

Ron Laue, assistant dean of the James McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis

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