Spike Rankings 2027
Best Colleges for Biomedical Engineering in America
Strong colleges that graduate at least 25 students a year in Biomedical Engineering. How Spike ranks
How this list is ranked.
The Best Colleges score 75%, the size of the biomedical engineering program 25%.
97 colleges qualify from Spike’s guide of 233. At least 25 bachelor’s degrees a year in the field. Colleges without enough reported data are left out.
Guide updated . Data snapshot: . Sources and data years.
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97 colleges
Number 1: University of California-Berkeley- 113 grads a year in the field
- 93% graduate
- $100k after 10 years
Number 2: Massachusetts Institute of Technology- 54 grads a year in the field
- 96% graduate
- $153k after 10 years
Number 3: Duke University- 102 grads a year in the field
- 96% graduate
- $114k after 10 years
Number 4: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor- 138 grads a year in the field
- 93% graduate
- $93k after 10 years
Number 5: Johns Hopkins University- 108 grads a year in the field
- 94% graduate
- $105k after 10 years
Number 6: Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus- 266 grads a year in the field
- 94% graduate
- $114k after 10 years
Number 7: University of Virginia-Main Campus- 112 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $96k after 10 years
Number 8: University of California-Irvine- 119 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 9: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill- 149 grads a year in the field
- 91% graduate
- $81k after 10 years
Number 10: University of Florida- 115 grads a year in the field
- 92% graduate
- $78k after 10 years
Number 11: Columbia University in the City of New York- 54 grads a year in the field
- 96% graduate
- $109k after 10 years
Number 12: University of California-San Diego- 92 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $96k after 10 years
Number 13: University of California-Los Angeles- 70 grads a year in the field
- 93% graduate
- $89k after 10 years
Number 14: The University of Texas at Austin- 132 grads a year in the field
- 89% graduate
- $82k after 10 years
Number 15: University of Wisconsin-Madison- 137 grads a year in the field
- 90% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 16: University of California-Davis- 87 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $87k after 10 years
Number 17: Rutgers University-New Brunswick- 139 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 18: Stanford University- 41 grads a year in the field
- 92% graduate
- $125k after 10 years
Number 19: Yale University- 29 grads a year in the field
- 96% graduate
- $118k after 10 years
Number 20: Vanderbilt University- 56 grads a year in the field
- 93% graduate
- $99k after 10 years
Number 21: North Carolina State University at Raleigh- 160 grads a year in the field
- 85% graduate
- $78k after 10 years
Number 22: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign- 86 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $88k after 10 years
Number 23: University of Pennsylvania- 44 grads a year in the field
- 97% graduate
- $122k after 10 years
Number 24: Texas A&M University-College Station- 163 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $78k after 10 years
Number 25: New Jersey Institute of Technology- 102 grads a year in the field
- 72% graduate
- $91k after 10 years
Number 26: Ohio State University-Main Campus- 89 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 27: Worcester Polytechnic Institute- 121 grads a year in the field
- 90% graduate
- $114k after 10 years
Number 28: Northwestern University- 45 grads a year in the field
- 96% graduate
- $104k after 10 years
Number 29: California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo- 71 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $96k after 10 years
Number 30: University of Washington-Seattle Campus- 77 grads a year in the field
- 85% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 31: Boston University- 132 grads a year in the field
- 89% graduate
- $89k after 10 years
Number 32: Washington University in St Louis- 48 grads a year in the field
- 94% graduate
- $91k after 10 years
Number 33: Cornell University- 44 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $114k after 10 years
Number 34: University of Southern California- 52 grads a year in the field
- 91% graduate
- $103k after 10 years
Number 35: University of Connecticut- 75 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $82k after 10 years
Number 36: Purdue University-Main Campus- 116 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 37: University of California-Riverside- 84 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 38: Clemson University- 128 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $79k after 10 years
Number 39: Case Western Reserve University- 95 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $90k after 10 years
Number 40: The University of Texas at Dallas- 89 grads a year in the field
- 77% graduate
- $75k after 10 years
Number 41: Stevens Institute of Technology- 64 grads a year in the field
- 88% graduate
- $118k after 10 years
Number 42: San Jose State University- 68 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 43: Drexel University- 87 grads a year in the field
- 78% graduate
- $92k after 10 years
Number 44: Florida International University- 79 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $66k after 10 years
Number 45: Rice University- 29 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $91k after 10 years
Number 46: Tufts University- 61 grads a year in the field
- 94% graduate
- $89k after 10 years
Number 47: Carnegie Mellon University- 36 grads a year in the field
- 94% graduate
- $125k after 10 years
Number 48: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute- 65 grads a year in the field
- 82% graduate
- $113k after 10 years
Number 49: Arizona State University Campus Immersion- 136 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $69k after 10 years
Number 50: University of Delaware- 63 grads a year in the field
- 79% graduate
- $84k after 10 years
Number 51: University of Iowa- 99 grads a year in the field
- 75% graduate
- $71k after 10 years
Number 52: California State University-Long Beach- 66 grads a year in the field
- 70% graduate
- $70k after 10 years
Number 53: Marquette University- 62 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $84k after 10 years
Number 54: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University- 59 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $89k after 10 years
Number 55: Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus- 108 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $72k after 10 years
Number 56: Brown University- 26 grads a year in the field
- 96% graduate
- $100k after 10 years
Number 57: University of Rochester- 49 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $88k after 10 years
Number 58: Lehigh University- 35 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $116k after 10 years
Number 59: University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus- 66 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 60: Michigan Technological University- 53 grads a year in the field
- 69% graduate
- $85k after 10 years
Number 61: George Washington University- 53 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $97k after 10 years
Number 62: Stony Brook University- 35 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 63: Florida State University- 36 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 64: Santa Clara University- 34 grads a year in the field
- 88% graduate
- $117k after 10 years
Number 65: University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus- 46 grads a year in the field
- 75% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 66: George Mason University- 36 grads a year in the field
- 67% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 67: University of Miami- 50 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $84k after 10 years
Number 68: Temple University- 48 grads a year in the field
- 74% graduate
- $71k after 10 years
Number 69: University of Houston- 43 grads a year in the field
- 65% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 70: University of Utah- 73 grads a year in the field
- 66% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 71: University of Missouri-Columbia- 39 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $70k after 10 years
Number 72: CUNY City College- 31 grads a year in the field
- 53% graduate
- $70k after 10 years
Number 73: The University of Texas at Arlington- 61 grads a year in the field
- 52% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 74: Wentworth Institute of Technology- 47 grads a year in the field
- 66% graduate
- $95k after 10 years
Number 75: Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College- 61 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 76: Oregon State University- 55 grads a year in the field
- 69% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 77: Rochester Institute of Technology- 50 grads a year in the field
- 70% graduate
- $85k after 10 years
Number 78: Colorado State University-Fort Collins- 57 grads a year in the field
- 67% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 79: Saint Louis University- 30 grads a year in the field
- 79% graduate
- $76k after 10 years
Number 80: The University of Texas at San Antonio- 60 grads a year in the field
- 52% graduate
- $61k after 10 years
Number 81: University of Cincinnati-Main Campus- 51 grads a year in the field
- 75% graduate
- $61k after 10 years
Number 82: Mississippi State University- 60 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $54k after 10 years
Number 83: University of South Carolina-Columbia- 38 grads a year in the field
- 79% graduate
- $69k after 10 years
Number 84: Virginia Commonwealth University- 40 grads a year in the field
- 64% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 85: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology- 28 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $108k after 10 years
Number 86: Syracuse University- 35 grads a year in the field
- 82% graduate
- $85k after 10 years
Number 87: Miami University-Oxford- 33 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 88: University of Rhode Island- 31 grads a year in the field
- 73% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 89: University of Vermont- 28 grads a year in the field
- 80% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 90: West Virginia University- 46 grads a year in the field
- 65% graduate
- $63k after 10 years
Number 91: Milwaukee School of Engineering- 33 grads a year in the field
- 65% graduate
- $93k after 10 years
Number 92: University of Louisville- 35 grads a year in the field
- 61% graduate
- $60k after 10 years
Number 93: Tulane University of Louisiana- 28 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 94: North Carolina A & T State University- 44 grads a year in the field
- 57% graduate
- $50k after 10 years
Number 95: Wichita State University- 33 grads a year in the field
- 52% graduate
- $56k after 10 years
Number 96: University of Maine- 25 grads a year in the field
- 56% graduate
- $59k after 10 years
Number 97: Montana State University- 34 grads a year in the field
- 58% graduate
- $60k after 10 years
How to use this ranking.
Check whether the program is accredited as biomedical engineering, and which tracks it offers, such as devices, imaging or tissue work. Look for lab access, clinical exposure and co-op options.
What the rank does not tell you.
This combines college-wide results with the number of degrees awarded in the field. It does not measure teaching quality or earnings in this major. A larger program is not automatically a better choice for you.
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