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Morgantown, WV · Biomedical engineering

Biomedical engineering at West Virginia University

West Virginia University graduates about 44 biomedical engineering majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 112th 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#112 of 177 for biomedical engineering →
Graduates a year441% of the class
Research in the field$3Ma year, NSF
Admit rate89%whole school
SAT middle 50%1010–1210whole school

Around West Virginia University

Stewart Hall
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Purinton House
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in Morgantown, West Virginia in 2017
Woodburn Hall WVU 2017Photo: Antony-22 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Aerial view of Woodburn Circle on West Virginia University's downtown campus
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Where biomedical engineering happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 27 · Fraternity or sorority house 6 · Dorm 2 · Student housing 1 · Chapel 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the biomedical engineering ranking

  1. University of Rhode Island 48
  2. University of Nevada–Reno 48
  3. Gannon University 48
  4. University of Kentucky 47
  5. University of Mississippi 47
  6. Endicott College 46
  7. Miami University–Oxford 46
  8. Saint Louis University 46

Other strong majors at West Virginia University

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares West Virginia University 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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