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Biomedical engineering at Stanford

Stanford graduates about 37 biomedical engineering majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 6th of 177 schools we score for biomedical engineering, a standout program at 91 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $41 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

91/100Standout#6 of 177 for biomedical engineering →
Graduates a year372% of the class
Research in the field$41Ma year, NSF
Admit rate4%whole school
SAT middle 50%1500–1580whole school

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Where biomedical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Mechanical Engineering Administration, Mechanical Engineering, TSG, Medical School Office Building, Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Biology Research Building, Huang Engineering Center, Mechanical Engineering Laboratory, Blume Earthquake Engineering Center, Shriram Center for Bioengineering & Chemical Engineering, Spilker Engineering and Applied Sciences.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 127 · Dorm 58 · Athletics 26 · Dining 11 · Arts 7 · Library 5.

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Nearby in the biomedical engineering ranking

  1. Duke University 96
  2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 94
  3. University of Virginia 93
  4. Columbia University 92
  5. Georgia Institute of Technology 90
  6. University of Pennsylvania 89
  7. Vanderbilt University 89
  8. Tufts University 88

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Stanford 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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