The civil and mechanical engineering programs are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, www.abet.org.

In its recently (2021) released rankings of the best colleges and universities in the United States, U.S. News & World Report deemed the engineering programs at Purdue University-Fort Wayne to be among the best in the country.

Purdue University Fort Wayne also offers a Master of Science in Engineering (M.S.E) degree program with specializations of study in mechanical engineering.

The Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering also offers a combined five-year BSME/MSE Program. This is an integrated five-year degree program in which qualified students can receive a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and Master of Science in Engineering (MSE) degree with area of specialization in Mechanical Engineering.

The mechanical engineering program offers a six-course (18-credit hour) Certificate in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering and a six-course (20-credit hour) in Bio-Mechanical Engineering.