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Biomedical engineering at UC Riverside

UC Riverside graduates about 76 biomedical engineering majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 94th of 177 schools we score for biomedical engineering, a solid program at 53 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $90,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.94×). Research spending in the field runs about $3 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

53/100Solid#94 of 177 for biomedical engineering →
Graduates a year761% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$90,0000.94× the same major nationally
Research in the field$3Ma year, NSF
Admit rate86%whole school

Around UC Riverside

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Where biomedical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Biological Sciences, Materials Science and Engineering.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 109 · Student housing 68 · Dorm 46 · Dining 4 · Athletics 3 · Offices 2.

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Nearby in the biomedical engineering ranking

  1. Temple University 54
  2. University of the Pacific 53
  3. Hofstra University 53
  4. Wayne State University 53
  5. Washington State University 52
  6. University of Illinois Chicago 52
  7. University of Vermont 52
  8. University of Tennessee–Knoxville 51

Other strong majors at UC Riverside

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UC Riverside 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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