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Santa Clara, CA · Biomedical engineering

Biomedical engineering at Santa Clara

Santa Clara graduates about 28 biomedical engineering majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 58th of 177 schools we score for biomedical engineering, a solid program at 63 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $114,000 four years out, 1.20× what the same major pays nationally.

63/100Solid#58 of 177 for biomedical engineering →
Graduates a year282% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$114,0001.20× the same major nationally
Research in the field$782Ka year, NSF
Admit rate48%whole school
SAT middle 50%1330–1470whole school

Around Santa Clara

Sobrato Campus for Discovery and Innovation
Sobrato Campus for Discovery and Innovation 1459Photo: Cristiano Tomás · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
College students using Groupme
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SCU campus
Santa Clara University campus 1584Photo: Cristiano Tomás · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Kenna Hall
Kenna Hall 1578Photo: Cristiano Tomás · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where biomedical engineering happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 21 · Student housing 12 · Dorm 10 · Athletics 8 · Arts 3 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the biomedical engineering ranking

  1. University of Connecticut 65
  2. The Ohio State University 65
  3. Florida State University 64
  4. University of Colorado Boulder 64
  5. Binghamton University–SUNY 63
  6. The University of Oklahoma 62
  7. University of Utah 62
  8. University of Pittsburgh 62

Other strong majors at Santa Clara

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Santa Clara 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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