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Biomedical engineering at UMaine

UMaine graduates about 26 biomedical engineering majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 146th of 177 schools we score for biomedical engineering, a light program at 33 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $80,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.84×). Research spending in the field runs about $4 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

33/100Light#146 of 177 for biomedical engineering →
Graduates a year261% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$80,0000.84× the same major nationally
Research in the field$4Ma year, NSF
Admit rate94%whole school
SAT middle 50%1060–1300whole school

Around UMaine

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Miró Quartet with David Shifrin UMaine 20220327Photo: SarekOfVulcan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Maine Experiment Station Barn
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The lawn outside of Hancock Hall at the University of Maine.
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Bananas T Bear Statue - UMainePhoto: ToddC4176 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where biomedical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Engineering Storage, Ferland Engineering Education and Design Center, BioHome3D.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 112 · Athletics 13 · Dorm 10 · Dining 3 · Chapel 2 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the biomedical engineering ranking

  1. Florida Institute of Technology 35
  2. The University of Texas–San Antonio 35
  3. University of Toledo 34
  4. California Baptist University 34
  5. Hawaii Pacific University 33
  6. University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee 32
  7. Indiana Institute of Technology 32
  8. University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire 31

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UMaine 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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