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Biomedical engineering at Brown

Brown graduates about 24 biomedical engineering majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 69th of 177 schools we score for biomedical engineering, a solid program at 60 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $92,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $9 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

60/100Solid#69 of 177 for biomedical engineering →
Graduates a year241% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$92,0000.96× the same major nationally
Research in the field$9Ma year, NSF
Admit rate5%whole school
SAT middle 50%1510–1560whole school

Where biomedical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Grimshaw-Gudewicz Biomedical Building, Biomedical Center, BioMed Center ACF, Medical Research Lab, Prince Engineering Lab, Engineering Research Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 65 · Dorm 46 · Offices 6 · Dining 5 · Library 4 · Athletics 4.

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Nearby in the biomedical engineering ranking

  1. Syracuse University 60
  2. Rutgers University–New Brunswick 60
  3. Oregon State University 60
  4. University of Houston 60
  5. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College 60
  6. University of Miami 60
  7. New Jersey Institute of Technology 60
  8. Worcester Polytechnic Institute 60

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Brown 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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