Biomedical Rankings
Biomedical engineering combines the sciences of medicine and biology with principles of engineering. These are the top undergraduate schools where the highest engineering degree offered is a doctorate.
Save | Rank | School | Tuition and Fees | Total enrollment | Fall 2014 acceptance rate | Average freshman retention rate | 6-year graduation rate | Classes with fewer than 20 students | SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile |
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#1 | Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD | $48,710 | 21,484 | 15% | 97% | 94% | 71.9% | 1360-1530 | |
#2 | Duke University Durham, NC | $49,341 | 15,856 | 11.4% | 97% | 95% | 73% | 1370-1550 | |
#3 | Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA | in-state: $12,204, out-of-state: $32,396 | 23,109 | 33.4% | 96% | 82% | 38.6% | 1310-1490 | |
#4Tie | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA | $46,704 | 11,319 | 7.9% | 98% | 91% | 67.3% | 1420-1570 | |
#4Tie | Rice University Houston, TX | $42,253 | 6,621 | 15.1% | 97% | 93% | 67.5% | 1390-1550 | |
#4Tie | Stanford University Stanford, CA | $46,320 | 16,795 | 5.1% | 98% | 95% | 70.2% | 1380-1570 | |
#7 | University of California—San Diego La Jolla, CA | in-state: $14,042, out-of-state: $38,066 | 29,909 | 33.5% | 95% | 86% | 38.1% | 1180-1420 | |
#8 | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | $49,536 | 21,296 | 10.4% | 98% | 96% | 67.4% | 1360-1550 | |
#9 | University of California—Berkeley Berkeley, CA | in-state: $13,432, out-of-state: $38,140 | 37,581 | 16% | 97% | 91% | 59% | 1290-1490 | |
#10 | University of Michigan—Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI | in-state: $14,336, out-of-state: $43,377 | 43,625 | 32.2% | 97% | 91% | 48.1% | 29-33 | |
#11 | University of Washington Seattle, WA | in-state: $12,394, out-of-state: $33,513 | 44,784 | 55.2% | 93% | 84% | 35.1% | 1110-1350 | |
#12Tie | Boston University Boston, MA | $48,436 | 32,112 | 34.5% | 93% | 85% | 59.8% | 1190-1410 | |
#12Tie | Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH | $44,560 | 10,771 | 38.3% | 93% | 81% | 61.6% | 1270-1470 | |
#12Tie | Northwestern University Evanston, IL | $49,047 | 20,336 | 13.1% | 97% | 94% | 76.3% | 1390-1560 | |
#15 | Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN | $43,838 | 12,686 | 13.1% | 97% | 93% | 66% | 32-34 | |
#16 | University of Texas—Austin Austin, TX | in-state: $9,830, out-of-state: $34,836 | 51,313 | 39.7% | 94% | 81% | 36.5% | 1170-1390 | |
#17 | University of Wisconsin—Madison Madison, WI | in-state: $10,415, out-of-state: $29,665 | 43,193 | 49.8% | 95% | 85% | 45.8% | 26-31 | |
#18Tie | University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA | in-state: $14,526, out-of-state: $43,822 | 23,732 | 29% | 97% | 94% | 55% | 1250-1460 | |
#18Tie | Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, MO | $48,093 | 14,348 | 17.1% | 97% | 95% | 65.9% | 32-34 | |
#20 | California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA | $45,390 | 2,209 | 8.8% | 97% | 92% | 64.9% | 1500-1600 | |
#21Tie | University of Illinois—Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL | in-state: $15,626, out-of-state: $30,786 | 45,140 | 59% | 94% | 84% | 41.7% | 26-32 | |
#21Tie | University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA | in-state: $18,192, out-of-state: $28,958 | 28,617 | 53.1% | 92% | 82% | 40.1% | 1180-1360 |