by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Biomedical Engineering is the 71st most popular major in the country with 13,222 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , biomedical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $59,390 and had an average of $24,876 in loans still to pay off.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major” ranking looked at 241 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biomedical engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in biomedical engineering.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major” list to help you make the college decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Keck Graduate Institute. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major list. Keck Graduate Institute is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Claremont, California. It awarded 22 ’s bio engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major list. Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Terre Haute, Indiana. It awarded 20 ’s bio engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major. Located in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 64 diplomas to qualified ’s bio engineering students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico Biomedical Engineering Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major list. RPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Troy, New York. It awarded 98 ’s bio engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major. Worcester Polytechnic Institute is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 152 ’s bio engineering degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major list. ESF is a public institution located in Syracuse, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Biomedical Engineering Report
Wentworth Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 45 ’s bio engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Wentworth Institute of Technology Biomedical Engineering Report
Milwaukee School of Engineering came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major ranking. MSOE is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 29 ’s bio engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Milwaukee School of Engineering Biomedical Engineering Report
With a ranking of #9, California Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major list. Located in Pasadena, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 26 degrees to qualified ’s bio engineering students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 99%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Union College New York landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major ranking. Schenectady, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s bio engineering degrees to 20 students in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at Union College New York
New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major ranking. Newark, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s bio engineering degrees to 126 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Trine University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major ranking. Trine University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Angola, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Rice University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 84 diplomas to qualified ’s bio engineering students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at Rice University
Case Western Reserve University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #14. Cleveland, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s bio engineering degrees to 144 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Case Western Reserve University Biomedical Engineering Report
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major ranking. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s bio engineering degrees to 388 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
Indiana Institute of Technology landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major ranking. Indiana Tech is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at Indiana Institute of Technology
Duke University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major ranking. Located in Durham, North Carolina, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 202 degrees to qualified ’s bio engineering students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Michigan Technological University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major list. Located in Houghton, Michigan, this medium-sized public school awarded 71 diplomas to qualified ’s bio engineering students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #19, University of California - San Francisco did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major list. This small school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 34 ’s bio engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full University of California - San Francisco Biomedical Engineering Report
Johns Hopkins University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major ranking. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 370 diplomas to qualified ’s bio engineering students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Catholic University of America ranked #21 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major list. Catholic University of America is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 25 ’s bio engineering degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of California - San Diego did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #22. University of California - San Diego is a large school located in La Jolla, California that handed out 239 ’s bio engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of California - San Diego Biomedical Engineering Report
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major ranking. Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It awarded 4 ’s bio engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #24, Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major list. Illinois Tech is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 52 ’s bio engineering degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Biomedical Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology
LeTourneau University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bio Engineering Major ranking. Longview, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s bio engineering degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Not only did these schools make the top 37 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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