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Biomedical engineering at Duke

Duke graduates about 84 biomedical engineering majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 2nd of 177 schools we score for biomedical engineering, a standout program at 96 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $106,000 four years out, 1.11× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $51 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

96/100Standout#2 of 177 for biomedical engineering →
Graduates a year843% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$106,0001.11× the same major nationally
Research in the field$51Ma year, NSF
Admit rate5%whole school
SAT middle 50%1510–1570whole school

Around Duke

Perkins Library, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC
Perkins Library, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC (48961110752)Photo: Warren LeMay from Cullowhee, NC, United States · CC0 · source
Allen Building, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC
Allen Building, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC (48960961831)Photo: Warren LeMay from Cullowhee, NC, United States · CC0 · source
Perkins Library, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC
Perkins Library, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC (48960917771)Photo: Warren LeMay from Cullowhee, NC, United States · CC0 · source
Divinity School, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC
Divinity School, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC (48960908401)Photo: Warren LeMay from Cullowhee, NC, United States · CC0 · source

Where biomedical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Medical Sciences Research Building, Medical Science Research Building III, Medical Science Research Building II, Biological Sciences Greenhouses, Biological Sciences Building, Teer Engineering Building, Fitzpatrick Center for Interdisciplinary Engineering, Medicine and Applied Scien.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 45 · Academic 37 · Athletics 16 · Library 3 · Dining 3 · Arts 2.

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Nearby in the biomedical engineering ranking

  1. Johns Hopkins University 100
  2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 94
  3. University of Virginia 93
  4. Columbia University 92
  5. Stanford University 91

Other strong majors at Duke

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Duke 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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