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Biomedical engineering at Boston University

Boston University graduates about 129 biomedical engineering majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 16th of 177 schools we score for biomedical engineering, a standout program at 84 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $99,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $46 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

84/100Standout#16 of 177 for biomedical engineering →
Graduates a year1293% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$99,0001.03× the same major nationally
Research in the field$46Ma year, NSF
Admit rate13%whole school
SAT middle 50%1420–1510whole school

Where biomedical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Boston University Engineering Product Innovation Center, Physics and Biology Research Building, Center for Integrated Life Sciences and Engineering, Life Science and Engineering Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 136 · Academic 75 · Student housing 57 · Chapel 3 · Offices 3 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the biomedical engineering ranking

  1. Washington University in St. Louis 87
  2. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 86
  3. Cornell University 85
  4. Carnegie Mellon University 85
  5. Harvard University 83
  6. University of California, Berkeley 83
  7. University of California, Los Angeles 82
  8. University of Washington 82

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Boston University with every school we score in biomedical engineering. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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