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Biomedical engineering at UVA

UVA graduates about 120 biomedical engineering majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 4th of 177 schools we score for biomedical engineering, a standout program at 93 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $110,000 four years out, 1.14× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $30 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

93/100Standout#4 of 177 for biomedical engineering →
Graduates a year1202% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$110,0001.14× the same major nationally
Research in the field$30Ma year, NSF
Admit rate17%whole school
SAT middle 50%1410–1520whole school

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Where biomedical engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Biology Greenhouse, Chemical Engineering Building, Observatory Mountain Engineering Research Facility, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Building, Claude Moore Medical Education Building, Old Medical School Building, Jefferson Park Medical Office Building, Medical Research Building 4, Biomedical Engineering and Medical Science Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 223 · Athletics 129 · Dorm 79 · Library 11 · Dining 9 · Student housing 7.

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Nearby in the biomedical engineering ranking

  1. Johns Hopkins University 100
  2. Duke University 96
  3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 94
  4. Columbia University 92
  5. Stanford University 91
  6. Georgia Institute of Technology 90
  7. University of Pennsylvania 89

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UVA 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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