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Biomedical engineering at University of Texas–San Antonio

University of Texas–San Antonio graduates about 49 biomedical engineering majors a year. That puts it 143rd of 177 schools we score for biomedical engineering, a light program at 35 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $78,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.81×). Research spending in the field runs about $5 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

35/100Light#143 of 177 for biomedical engineering →
Graduates a year49under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$78,0000.81× the same major nationally
Research in the field$5Ma year, NSF
Admit rate87%whole school
SAT middle 50%1010–1210whole school

Around University of Texas–San Antonio

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UTSA Golf Cart Parade 2012Photo: Drdak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
UTSA students hold their birds up during a speech in the University Center Ballr
Spring 2013 UTSA Ring CeremonyPhoto: User:drdak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
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By the south garage - panoramioPhoto: organic_veggie · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Northwest Side, San Antonio, TX, USA
Northwest Side, San Antonio, TX, USA - panoramio (10)Photo: organic_veggie · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where biomedical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Science and Engineering Lab, Biotechnology Sciences & Engineering, Biosciences Building, Engineering Building, Science and Engineering Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Student housing 36 · Academic 25 · Dorm 14 · Athletics 4 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the biomedical engineering ranking

  1. North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University 37
  2. University of Louisville 36
  3. Indiana University Indianapolis 36
  4. Florida Institute of Technology 35
  5. University of Toledo 34
  6. California Baptist University 34
  7. University of Maine 33
  8. Hawaii Pacific University 33

Other strong majors at University of Texas–San Antonio

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of Texas–San Antonio 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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