100 Best Biomedical Engineering schools in the United States

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United States ranked based on their research performance in Biomedical Engineering. A graph of 6.22M citations received by 176K academic papers made by 269 universities in the United States was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Harvard University

Massachusetts | Cambridge

For Biomedical Engineering

#1 in North America

#1 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,491

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts | Cambridge

For Biomedical Engineering

#2 in North America

#2 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 36
Net Price: $20,232

3. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Michigan | Ann Arbor

For Biomedical Engineering

#3 in North America

#3 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 74%

4. Stanford University

California | Stanford

For Biomedical Engineering

#4 in North America

#4 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,279

5. University of Pittsburgh

Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh

For Biomedical Engineering

#5 in North America

#6 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

6. University of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania | Philadelphia

For Biomedical Engineering

#7 in North America

#9 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,123

7. University of Washington - Seattle

Washington | Seattle

For Biomedical Engineering

#8 in North America

#10 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $14,731
Enrollment: 52,319

8. Johns Hopkins University

Maryland | Baltimore

For Biomedical Engineering

#9 in North America

#11 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $24,034

9. Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia | Atlanta

For Biomedical Engineering

#10 in North America

#12 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 73%

10. Case Western Reserve University

Ohio | Cleveland

For Biomedical Engineering

#11 in North America

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $38,279

11. University of California-San Diego

California | San Diego

For Biomedical Engineering

#12 in North America

#14 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $20,782
Enrollment: 42,006

12. University of California - San Francisco

California | San Francisco

For Biomedical Engineering

#13 in North America

#17 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,140
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

13. Duke University

North Carolina | Durham

For Biomedical Engineering

#14 in North America

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,694

14. University of California - Los Angeles

California | Los Angeles

For Biomedical Engineering

#15 in North America

#20 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $21,766
Enrollment: 46,430

15. Columbia University

New York State | New York City

For Biomedical Engineering

#16 in North America

#21 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,058

16. Rice University

Texas | Houston

For Biomedical Engineering

#17 in North America

#22 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,902

17. Wake Forest University

North Carolina | Winston-Salem

For Biomedical Engineering

#18 in North America

#23 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Net Price: $26,197
Receiving Aid: 37%
Average Aid: $54,233

18. Tufts University

Massachusetts | Medford

For Biomedical Engineering

#19 in North America

#25 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,479

19. University of Wisconsin - Madison

Wisconsin | Madison

For Biomedical Engineering

#20 in North America

#26 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 58%

20. University of Utah

Utah | Salt Lake

For Biomedical Engineering

#21 in North America

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 99%

21. Cornell University

New York State | Ithaca

For Biomedical Engineering

#22 in North America

#28 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,060

22. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minnesota | Minneapolis

For Biomedical Engineering

#23 in North America

#30 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

23. Northwestern University

Illinois | Evanston

For Biomedical Engineering

#24 in North America

#32 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,095

24. Washington University in St Louis

Missouri | St. Louis

For Biomedical Engineering

#25 in North America

#34 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,432

25. University of Texas at Austin

Texas | Austin

For Biomedical Engineering

#26 in North America

#41 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 89%

26. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Illinois | Champaign

For Biomedical Engineering

#27 in North America

#42 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

27. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

Minnesota | Rochester

For Biomedical Engineering

#28 in North America

#44 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Net Price: $11,830
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $2,182

28. University of Virginia

Virginia | Charlottesville

For Biomedical Engineering

#29 in North America

#46 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 54%

29. University of California - Berkeley

California | Berkeley

For Biomedical Engineering

#30 in North America

#48 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $21,669
Enrollment: 45,307

30. University of Southern California

California | Los Angeles

For Biomedical Engineering

#31 in North America

#50 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $36,808

31. University of Florida

Florida | Gainesville

For Biomedical Engineering

#32 in North America

#51 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

32. University of California - Davis

California | Davis

For Biomedical Engineering

#33 in North America

#54 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $20,548
Enrollment: 39,679

33. University of Iowa

Iowa State | Iowa City

For Biomedical Engineering

#34 in North America

#55 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 91%

34. Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania | University Park

For Biomedical Engineering

#35 in North America

#56 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

35. Purdue University

Indiana | West Lafayette

For Biomedical Engineering

#37 in North America

#58 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

36. University of California - Irvine

California | Irvine

For Biomedical Engineering

#38 in North America

#59 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $17,411
Enrollment: 35,937

37. Yale University

Connecticut | New Haven

For Biomedical Engineering

#39 in North America

#65 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,647

38. Texas A&M University - College Station

Texas | College Station

For Biomedical Engineering

#40 in North America

#67 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

39. Boston University

Massachusetts | Boston

For Biomedical Engineering

#41 in North America

#68 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,829

40. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

North Carolina | Chapel Hill

For Biomedical Engineering

#42 in North America

#71 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 59%

41. Drexel University

Pennsylvania | Philadelphia

For Biomedical Engineering

#43 in North America

#77 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $39,267

42. Ohio State University

Ohio | Columbus

For Biomedical Engineering

#45 in North America

#81 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 83%

43. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

North Carolina | Raleigh

For Biomedical Engineering

#47 in North America

#90 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 80%

44. New York University

New York State | New York City

For Biomedical Engineering

#48 in North America

#92 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $29,499

45. Vanderbilt University

Tennessee | Nashville

For Biomedical Engineering

#49 in North America

#95 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,606

46. University of Illinois at Chicago

Illinois | Chicago

For Biomedical Engineering

#50 in North America

#96 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 81%

47. University of Miami

Florida | Coral Gables

For Biomedical Engineering

#51 in North America

#102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $36,467

48. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Jersey | New Brunswick

For Biomedical Engineering

#52 in North America

#103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 70%

49. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

Indiana | Indianapolis

For Biomedical Engineering

#53 in North America

#104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 91%

50. University of Arizona

Arizona | Tucson

For Biomedical Engineering

#54 in North America

#105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

51. University of Connecticut

Connecticut | Storrs

For Biomedical Engineering

#55 in North America

#109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 89%

52. University of Colorado Boulder

Colorado | Boulder

For Biomedical Engineering

#57 in North America

#114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

53. Clemson University

South Carolina | Clemson

For Biomedical Engineering

#59 in North America

#118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 85%

54. Carnegie Mellon University

Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh

For Biomedical Engineering

#60 in North America

#119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $33,499

55. Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia | Richmond

For Biomedical Engineering

#61 in North America

#120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 90%

56. Providence College

Rhode Island | Providence

For Biomedical Engineering

#62 in North America

#122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $43,970

57. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Texas | Houston

For Biomedical Engineering

#63 in North America

#124 in the World

Enrollment: 364
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1941

58. Brown University

Rhode Island | Providence

For Biomedical Engineering

#65 in North America

#131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,723

59. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Texas | San Antonio

For Biomedical Engineering

#66 in North America

#133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,518
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1959

60. Stony Brook University

New York State | Stony Brook

For Biomedical Engineering

#67 in North America

#134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 88%

61. Baylor College of Medicine

Texas | Houston

For Biomedical Engineering

#68 in North America

#137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,610
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1900

62. Emory University

Georgia | Atlanta

For Biomedical Engineering

#69 in North America

#143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $26,680

63. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Texas | Dallas

For Biomedical Engineering

#70 in North America

#145 in the World

Enrollment: 2,354
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1943

64. University of Alabama at Birmingham

Alabama | Birmingham

For Biomedical Engineering

#71 in North America

#151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 96%

65. California Institute of Technology

California | Pasadena

For Biomedical Engineering

#72 in North America

#153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $20,755
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $59,192

66. Oregon Health & Science University

Oregon | Portland

For Biomedical Engineering

#73 in North America

#154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,870
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1887

67. University of Chicago

Illinois | Chicago

For Biomedical Engineering

#74 in North America

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $36,991

68. Medical University of South Carolina

South Carolina | Charleston

For Biomedical Engineering

#75 in North America

#162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 3,175
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1824

69. University of Cincinnati

Ohio | Cincinnati

For Biomedical Engineering

#76 in North America

#165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 84%

70. Tulane University of Louisiana

Louisiana | New Orleans

For Biomedical Engineering

#77 in North America

#169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $50,263

71. University of Missouri - Columbia

Missouri | Columbia

For Biomedical Engineering

#78 in North America

#175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 91%

72. University of Maryland - College Park

Maryland | College Park

For Biomedical Engineering

#79 in North America

#179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 63%

73. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

New York State | Troy

For Biomedical Engineering

#80 in North America

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,127

74. University of Rochester

New York State | Rochester

For Biomedical Engineering

#82 in North America

#186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1465
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $39,775

75. University at Buffalo

New York State | Buffalo

For Biomedical Engineering

#83 in North America

#187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 86%

76. University of Maryland, Baltimore

Maryland | Baltimore

For Biomedical Engineering

#84 in North America

#189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 6,931
Male:Female: 27:73
Founded: 1807

77. Dartmouth College

New Hampshire | Hanover

For Biomedical Engineering

#85 in North America

#193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $19,208

78. University of Kentucky

Kentucky | Lexington

For Biomedical Engineering

#86 in North America

#200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 96%

79. Wayne State University

Michigan | Detroit

For Biomedical Engineering

#88 in North America

#203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

80. Arizona State University - Tempe

Arizona | Tempe

For Biomedical Engineering

#89 in North America

#213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $12,381
Enrollment: 80,065

81. Washington State University

Washington | Pullman

For Biomedical Engineering

#90 in North America

#214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $10,689
Enrollment: 27,539

82. University of Delaware

Delaware | Newark

For Biomedical Engineering

#91 in North America

#219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 93%

83. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Virginia | Blacksburg

For Biomedical Engineering

#94 in North America

#226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 71%

84. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

Massachusetts | Worcester

For Biomedical Engineering

#95 in North America

#227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,352
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1962

85. Medical College of Wisconsin

Wisconsin | Milwaukee

For Biomedical Engineering

#97 in North America

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 1,615
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1893

86. Thomas Jefferson University

Pennsylvania | Philadelphia

For Biomedical Engineering

#98 in North America

#247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $28,110

87. Northeastern University

Massachusetts | Boston

For Biomedical Engineering

#99 in North America

#248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $35,827

88. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Texas | Houston

For Biomedical Engineering

#100 in North America

#260 in the World

Enrollment: 5,354
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1972

89. University of Vermont

Vermont | Burlington

For Biomedical Engineering

#101 in North America

#264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 98%

90. George Washington University

District of Columbia | Washington

For Biomedical Engineering

#102 in North America

#265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $42,723

91. University of Houston

Texas | Houston

For Biomedical Engineering

#104 in North America

#276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

92. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York State | New York City

For Biomedical Engineering

#105 in North America

#277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,253
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1963

93. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Massachusetts | Worcester

For Biomedical Engineering

#107 in North America

#285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Net Price: $46,876
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $27,059

94. University of Kansas

Kansas State | Lawrence

For Biomedical Engineering

#108 in North America

#286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 91%

95. Michigan State University

Michigan | East Lansing

For Biomedical Engineering

#109 in North America

#289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 94%

96. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Massachusetts | Amherst

For Biomedical Engineering

#110 in North America

#296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 91%

97. University of South Florida

Florida | Tampa

For Biomedical Engineering

#111 in North America

#306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 90%

98. University of Texas at Arlington

Texas | Arlington

For Biomedical Engineering

#112 in North America

#307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 93%

99. University of Texas Medical Branch

Texas | Galveston

For Biomedical Engineering

#113 in North America

#313 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,361
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1891

100. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Colorado | Denver

For Biomedical Engineering

#114 in North America

#314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 94%

The best cities to study Biomedical Engineering in the United States based on the number of universities and their ranks are Cambridge, Ann Arbor, Stanford, and Pittsburgh.