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Biomedical engineering at Penn State

Penn State graduates about 98 biomedical engineering majors a year. That puts it 32nd of 177 schools we score for biomedical engineering, a strong program at 76 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $100,000 four years out, 1.05× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $24 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

76/100Strong#32 of 177 for biomedical engineering →
Graduates a year98under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$100,0001.05× the same major nationally
Research in the field$24Ma year, NSF
Admit rate61%whole school
SAT middle 50%1280–1410whole school

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Where biomedical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Engineering Design and Innovation Building, Biomechanics Teaching Lab, Animal, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Building Construction, Radiation Science Engineering Center Storage Building, Agricultural Engineering Building, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Building, Biobehavioral Health Building, Electrical Engineering East, Electrical Engineering West, Engineering Collaborative Research and Education Building, Earth and Engineering Sciences Building, Centralized Biological Laboratory.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 279 · Dorm 62 · Student housing 45 · Athletics 13 · Arts 13 · Dining 8.

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Nearby in the biomedical engineering ranking

  1. University of Massachusetts–Amherst 78
  2. Dartmouth College 77
  3. University of California San Diego 77
  4. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 76
  5. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 75
  6. Case Western Reserve University 75
  7. North Carolina State University 74
  8. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities 74

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Penn State 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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