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Worcester, MA · Biomedical engineering

Biomedical engineering at WPI

WPI graduates about 126 biomedical engineering majors a year, 10% of its graduating class. That puts it 73rd of 177 schools we score for biomedical engineering, a solid program at 60 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $93,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $4 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

60/100Solid#73 of 177 for biomedical engineering →
Graduates a year12610% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$93,0000.97× the same major nationally
Research in the field$4Ma year, NSF
Admit rate62%whole school

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Goddard Hall, built 1965 for Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Chemical Engineerin
Goddard Hall, Worcester Polytechnic InstitutePhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Sanford Riley Hall, Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The first residence hall bu
Sanford Riley Hall, Worcester Polytechnic InstitutePhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Foisie Innovation Studio, Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Designed by Gensler.
Foisie Innovation Studio at WPIPhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Higgins Laboratories at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Higgins LabPhoto: Chris · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where biomedical engineering happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 29 · Dorm 14 · Athletics 2 · Library 2 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the biomedical engineering ranking

  1. Brown University 60
  2. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College 60
  3. University of Miami 60
  4. New Jersey Institute of Technology 60
  5. University of Missouri 59
  6. University of Arizona 59
  7. University of Alabama at Birmingham 58
  8. The University of Texas–Dallas 58

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares WPI 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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