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Biomedical engineering at USC

USC graduates about 54 biomedical engineering majors a year. That puts it 25th of 177 schools we score for biomedical engineering, a strong program at 79 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $105,000 four years out, 1.10× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $15 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

79/100Strong#25 of 177 for biomedical engineering →
Graduates a year54under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$105,0001.10× the same major nationally
Research in the field$15Ma year, NSF
Admit rate10%whole school
SAT middle 50%1470–1540whole school

Around USC

USC Physical Education Building (PED), designed by Parkinson & Parkinson as
Physical education building 1Photo: Seauton 13 April 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Ernie Shelton (sculptor), The Wild Bunch - Sporting Sculpture - Campus of Univer
Sporting Sculpture - Campus of University of Southern California - Los Angeles, Photo: Adam Jones, 2012-02-26 12:59, from Kelowna, BC, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
"Evelia de Pie", sculpture by Francisco Zúñiga, Anna Bing Arnold Sculpture Garde
Zuniga evelia de pie 1Photo: Seauton 13 April 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
plaque at foot of statue honoring composer Ignacy Jan Paderewski at University o
Usc paderewski plaque 1Photo: Seauton 11 December 2024 · CC BY 4.0 · source

Where biomedical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Michelson Center for Convergent Biosciences, Beigler Hall of Engineering, Neely Petroleum Engineering, Olin Hall of Engineering, Ahmanson Center for Biological Research, Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 106 · Dorm 15 · Arts 7 · Library 4 · Athletics 3 · Chapel 2.

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Nearby in the biomedical engineering ranking

  1. The University of Texas–Austin 81
  2. Northwestern University 81
  3. Yale University 80
  4. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 80
  5. University of Wisconsin–Madison 79
  6. Virginia Tech 78
  7. University of Massachusetts–Amherst 78
  8. Dartmouth College 77

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares USC 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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