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Biomedical engineering at UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley graduates about 104 biomedical engineering majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 18th of 177 schools we score for biomedical engineering, a standout program at 83 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $111,000 four years out, 1.16× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $11 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

83/100Standout#18 of 177 for biomedical engineering →
Graduates a year1041% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$111,0001.16× the same major nationally
Research in the field$11Ma year, NSF
Admit rate11%whole school

Around UC Berkeley

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Wheeler Hall Room 150 at UC Berkeley
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Where biomedical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Genetics & Plant Biology Greenhouse, Architects & Engineers, Genetics and Plant Biology, Grimes Engineering Center, Bakar BioEnginuity Hub.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 124 · Dorm 27 · Athletics 15 · Student housing 8 · Arts 7 · Library 7.

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Nearby in the biomedical engineering ranking

  1. Cornell University 85
  2. Carnegie Mellon University 85
  3. Boston University 84
  4. Harvard University 83
  5. University of California, Los Angeles 82
  6. University of Washington 82
  7. The University of Texas–Austin 81
  8. Northwestern University 81

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UC Berkeley 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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