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Biomedical engineering at University of Colorado Denver

University of Colorado Denver graduates about 24 biomedical engineering majors a year. That puts it 165th of 177 schools we score for biomedical engineering, a light program at 28 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $86,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.90×).

28/100Light#165 of 177 for biomedical engineering →
Graduates a year24under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$86,0000.90× the same major nationally
Research in the field$461Ka year, NSF
Admit rate75%whole school
SAT middle 50%980–1220whole school

Around University of Colorado Denver

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus police car
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus police carPhoto: Xnatedawgx · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Lobby of the University of Colorado Physical Therapy Program, located at the Ans
Lobby of the CU Physical Therapy Program at Anschutz Medical CampusPhoto: Mikepascoe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Memorial located on the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. Photogra
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U.S. mail chute on an upper floor of the Fitzsimons Army Hospital. This chute wo
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Where biomedical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Bioscience Park Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 21 · Offices 10 · Chapel 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the biomedical engineering ranking

  1. Harding University 30
  2. West Chester University of Pennsylvania 30
  3. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry 29
  4. Grand Valley State University 28
  5. Alfred University 27
  6. LeTourneau University 26
  7. University of Central Oklahoma 25
  8. Southern Illinois University–Carbondale 24

Other strong majors at University of Colorado Denver

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of Colorado Denver 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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