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Biomedical engineering at Penn

Penn graduates about 48 biomedical engineering majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 8th of 177 schools we score for biomedical engineering, a standout program at 89 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $126,000 four years out, 1.32× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $35 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

89/100Standout#8 of 177 for biomedical engineering →
Graduates a year481% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$126,0001.32× the same major nationally
Research in the field$35Ma year, NSF
Admit rate5%whole school
SAT middle 50%1500–1570whole school

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Where biomedical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Biomedical Research Building II/III, Alumni Engineering Labs, Bennet S. LeBow Engineering Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 109 · Academic 88 · Dining 16 · Arts 13 · Athletics 10 · Student housing 7.

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Nearby in the biomedical engineering ranking

  1. University of Virginia 93
  2. Columbia University 92
  3. Stanford University 91
  4. Georgia Institute of Technology 90
  5. Vanderbilt University 89
  6. Tufts University 88
  7. Rice University 87
  8. Washington University in St. Louis 87

Other strong majors at Penn

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Penn 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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