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Biomedical engineering at University of Alabama at Birmingham

University of Alabama at Birmingham graduates about 51 biomedical engineering majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 76th of 177 schools we score for biomedical engineering, a solid program at 58 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 $13 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

58/100Solid#76 of 177 for biomedical engineering →
Graduates a year512% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$90,0000.94× the same major nationally
Research in the field$13Ma year, NSF
Admit rate94%whole school
SAT middle 50%1250–1420whole school

Around University of Alabama at Birmingham

UAB Campus Green in Birmingham, Alabama
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Campus Green at the University of Alabama at Birmingham
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UAB Hill Student Center
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Benjamin Russell Hospital for Children in Birmingham, Alabama.
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Where biomedical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Russell Clinic, Medical Education, Shelby Biosciences Research Building, Education and Engineering Complex, UAB Medical Towers, Biomedical Research Building II, Bevill Biomedical Sciences Building, VA Medical Center Birmingham.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 76 · Dorm 6 · Student housing 5 · Athletics 4 · Dining 3 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the biomedical engineering ranking

  1. New Jersey Institute of Technology 60
  2. Worcester Polytechnic Institute 60
  3. University of Missouri 59
  4. University of Arizona 59
  5. The University of Texas–Dallas 58
  6. Stony Brook University–SUNY 58
  7. Marquette University 57
  8. Fairfield University 57

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of Alabama at Birmingham 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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