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Biomedical engineering at University of Kentucky

University of Kentucky graduates about 18 biomedical engineering majors a year. That puts it 111th of 177 schools we score for biomedical engineering, a solid program at 47 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $3 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

47/100Solid#111 of 177 for biomedical engineering →
Graduates a year18under 1% of the class
Research in the field$3Ma year, NSF
Admit rate93%whole school
SAT middle 50%1070–1290whole school

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Lexington, Kentucky, in June 2017 64Photo: Runner1928 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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Built in 1949-1950, this Art Moderne-style building was designed by Ernst Johnso
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Where biomedical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Biomedical Biological Sciences Research Building, Terrell Civil Engineering, William R. Willard (Medical Science), Medical Office Building, Old Engineering Building, Oliver H. Raymond Civil Engineering Buiding, Engineering Annex.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 117 · Dorm 43 · Fraternity or sorority house 23 · Student housing 12 · Chapel 4 · Library 3.

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Nearby in the biomedical engineering ranking

  1. Milwaukee School of Engineering 48
  2. University of Rhode Island 48
  3. University of Nevada–Reno 48
  4. Gannon University 48
  5. West Virginia University 47
  6. University of Mississippi 47
  7. Endicott College 46
  8. Miami University–Oxford 46

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of Kentucky 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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