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Rochester, NY · Biomedical engineering

Biomedical engineering at Rochester

Rochester graduates about 54 biomedical engineering majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 50th of 177 schools we score for biomedical engineering, a strong program at 67 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $96,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $6 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year543% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$96,0001.00× the same major nationally
Research in the field$6Ma year, NSF
Admit rate42%whole school
SAT middle 50%1400–1510whole school

Around Rochester

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Where biomedical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Carlson Science & Engineering Library, Hopeman Engineering Building, Biodiesel Shed, Medical Center Annex, Arthur Kornberg Medical Research Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 55 · Dorm 36 · Student housing 23 · Library 7 · Athletics 7 · Dining 5.

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Nearby in the biomedical engineering ranking

  1. University of Delaware 69
  2. Clemson University 69
  3. Stevens Institute of Technology 68
  4. University of Florida 68
  5. California Institute of Technology 67
  6. University of Massachusetts–Lowell 66
  7. George Washington University 66
  8. University of Connecticut 65

Other strong majors at Rochester

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Rochester 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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