2025 Best Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Schools
7Colleges in the United States
266Chemical Engineering Degrees Awarded
When it comes to popularity, chemical & biomolecular engineering sits in the middle of the road, ranking #782 out of 1506 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for chemical & biomolecular engineering students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 266 degrees in chemical & biomolecular engineering to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering School
The chemical engineering program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering rankings. For our Best Overall Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering in the United States
The schools below may not offer all types of chemical engineering degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in chemical & biomolecular engineering. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge. A Best Colleges rank of #1 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means MIT is a great school overall.
There were about 13 chemical & biomolecular engineering students who graduated with this degree at MIT in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat Lehigh University if you want to pursue a degree in chemical & biomolecular engineering. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Bethlehem. This university ranks 4th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were roughly 3 chemical & biomolecular engineering students who graduated with this degree at Lehigh in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Pennsylvania is a good option for students interested in a degree in chemical & biomolecular engineering. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.
There were approximately 76 chemical & biomolecular engineering students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in chemical & biomolecular engineering has to check out University of Washington - Seattle Campus. UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the large city of Seattle. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were roughly 12 chemical & biomolecular engineering students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available.
SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Stony Brook. This university ranks 14th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 38 chemical & biomolecular engineering students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Stony Brook in the most recent year we have data available.
MSOE is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee. This school ranks 33rd out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were roughly 17 chemical & biomolecular engineering students who graduated with this degree at MSOE in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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The chemical engineering program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering rankings. For our Best Overall Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
