100 Best Biomedical Engineering schools in the United States

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 7.95M citations received by 194K academic papers made by 285 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: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,525

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts | Cambridge

For Biomedical Engineering

#2 in North America

#2 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1550
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,996

3. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Michigan | Ann Arbor

For Biomedical Engineering

#3 in North America

#3 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 69%

4. Stanford University

California | Stanford

For Biomedical Engineering

#4 in North America

#4 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,078

5. University of Pittsburgh

Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh

For Biomedical Engineering

#5 in North America

#5 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 74%

6. University of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania | Philadelphia

For Biomedical Engineering

#6 in North America

#8 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,570

7. University of Washington - Seattle

Washington | Seattle

For Biomedical Engineering

#8 in North America

#11 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Receiving Aid: 56%
Average Aid: $16,156
Enrollment: 56,997

8. Johns Hopkins University

Maryland | Baltimore

For Biomedical Engineering

#9 in North America

#12 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,017

9. Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia | Atlanta

For Biomedical Engineering

#10 in North America

#14 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 73%

10. University of California-San Diego

California | San Diego

For Biomedical Engineering

#11 in North America

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Receiving Aid: 66%
Average Aid: $25,757
Enrollment: 44,256

11. Case Western Reserve University

Ohio | Cleveland

For Biomedical Engineering

#12 in North America

#16 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,000

12. University of California - Los Angeles

California | Los Angeles

For Biomedical Engineering

#13 in North America

#18 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $25,627
Enrollment: 47,335

13. Duke University

North Carolina | Durham

For Biomedical Engineering

#14 in North America

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,981

14. University of California - San Francisco

California | San Francisco

For Biomedical Engineering

#15 in North America

#20 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,007
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1864

15. University of Wisconsin - Madison

Wisconsin | Madison

For Biomedical Engineering

#16 in North America

#21 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

16. Columbia University

New York State | New York City

For Biomedical Engineering

#17 in North America

#24 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,520

17. Tufts University

Massachusetts | Medford

For Biomedical Engineering

#18 in North America

#26 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,367

18. Rice University

Texas | Houston

For Biomedical Engineering

#19 in North America

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,589

19. Wake Forest University

North Carolina | Winston-Salem

For Biomedical Engineering

#20 in North America

#28 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Average SAT: 1465
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $24,401

20. Northwestern University

Illinois | Evanston

For Biomedical Engineering

#21 in North America

#29 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,830

21. Cornell University

New York State | Ithaca

For Biomedical Engineering

#22 in North America

#30 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,361

22. University of Utah

Utah | Salt Lake

For Biomedical Engineering

#23 in North America

#31 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 79%

23. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minnesota | Minneapolis

For Biomedical Engineering

#24 in North America

#35 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 81%

24. Washington University in St Louis

Missouri | St. Louis

For Biomedical Engineering

#25 in North America

#37 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,408

25. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

Minnesota | Rochester

For Biomedical Engineering

#26 in North America

#40 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Net Price: $12,328
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $2,018

26. University of Texas at Austin

Texas | Austin

For Biomedical Engineering

#27 in North America

#41 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 65%

27. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Illinois | Champaign

For Biomedical Engineering

#28 in North America

#43 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

28. University of Virginia

Virginia | Charlottesville

For Biomedical Engineering

#29 in North America

#48 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 57%

29. University of Florida

Florida | Gainesville

For Biomedical Engineering

#30 in North America

#50 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

30. University of Southern California

California | Los Angeles

For Biomedical Engineering

#31 in North America

#54 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $43,412

31. University of California - Berkeley

California | Berkeley

For Biomedical Engineering

#32 in North America

#55 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $29,608
Enrollment: 45,882

32. Purdue University

Indiana | West Lafayette

For Biomedical Engineering

#33 in North America

#57 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 59%

33. Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania | University Park

For Biomedical Engineering

#34 in North America

#59 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 67%

34. University of California - Davis

California | Davis

For Biomedical Engineering

#35 in North America

#60 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $24,591
Enrollment: 40,065

35. University of California - Irvine

California | Irvine

For Biomedical Engineering

#37 in North America

#65 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $23,110
Enrollment: 37,297

36. Yale University

Connecticut | New Haven

For Biomedical Engineering

#38 in North America

#66 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,408

37. University of Iowa

Iowa State | Iowa City

For Biomedical Engineering

#39 in North America

#70 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 90%

38. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

North Carolina | Chapel Hill

For Biomedical Engineering

#40 in North America

#71 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 59%

39. Texas A&M University - College Station

Texas | College Station

For Biomedical Engineering

#41 in North America

#75 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

40. Drexel University

Pennsylvania | Philadelphia

For Biomedical Engineering

#42 in North America

#76 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $42,801

41. Boston University

Massachusetts | Boston

For Biomedical Engineering

#43 in North America

#81 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $24,420

42. Ohio State University

Ohio | Columbus

For Biomedical Engineering

#44 in North America

#83 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 80%

43. New York University

New York State | New York City

For Biomedical Engineering

#46 in North America

#89 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $30,325

44. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Jersey | New Brunswick

For Biomedical Engineering

#47 in North America

#92 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 69%

45. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

North Carolina | Raleigh

For Biomedical Engineering

#48 in North America

#96 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

46. University of Illinois at Chicago

Illinois | Chicago

For Biomedical Engineering

#50 in North America

#105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 80%

47. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

Indiana | Indianapolis

For Biomedical Engineering

#51 in North America

#106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 91%

48. University of Connecticut

Connecticut | Storrs

For Biomedical Engineering

#52 in North America

#108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 88%

49. University of Colorado Boulder

Colorado | Boulder

For Biomedical Engineering

#54 in North America

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 67%

50. University of Arizona

Arizona | Tucson

For Biomedical Engineering

#55 in North America

#116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 96%

51. Carnegie Mellon University

Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh

For Biomedical Engineering

#57 in North America

#121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $35,552

52. Clemson University

South Carolina | Clemson

For Biomedical Engineering

#58 in North America

#123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 86%

53. University of Miami

Florida | Coral Gables

For Biomedical Engineering

#59 in North America

#124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $45,397

54. Vanderbilt University

Tennessee | Nashville

For Biomedical Engineering

#60 in North America

#125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,186

55. Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia | Richmond

For Biomedical Engineering

#61 in North America

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1140
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 92%

56. Brown University

Rhode Island | Providence

For Biomedical Engineering

#63 in North America

#134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,256

57. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Texas | Houston

For Biomedical Engineering

#64 in North America

#138 in the World

Enrollment: 359
Male:Female: 22:78
Founded: 1941

58. Emory University

Georgia | Atlanta

For Biomedical Engineering

#65 in North America

#140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,303

59. Baylor College of Medicine

Texas | Houston

For Biomedical Engineering

#66 in North America

#145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,774
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1900

60. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Texas | San Antonio

For Biomedical Engineering

#67 in North America

#147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,786
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1959

61. Stony Brook University

New York State | Stony Brook

For Biomedical Engineering

#68 in North America

#150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 99%

62. California Institute of Technology

California | Pasadena

For Biomedical Engineering

#69 in North America

#151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $14,513
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $72,373

63. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Texas | Dallas

For Biomedical Engineering

#70 in North America

#157 in the World

Enrollment: 2,549
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1943

64. Oregon Health & Science University

Oregon | Portland

For Biomedical Engineering

#71 in North America

#161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,942
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1887

65. University of Alabama at Birmingham

Alabama | Birmingham

For Biomedical Engineering

#72 in North America

#168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 95%

66. University of Cincinnati

Ohio | Cincinnati

For Biomedical Engineering

#73 in North America

#174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 88%

67. Medical University of South Carolina

South Carolina | Charleston

For Biomedical Engineering

#74 in North America

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 3,246
Male:Female: 27:73
Founded: 1824

68. University of Rochester

New York State | Rochester

For Biomedical Engineering

#75 in North America

#184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $40,462

69. University of Maryland - College Park

Maryland | College Park

For Biomedical Engineering

#76 in North America

#185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1465
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 67%

70. Tulane University of Louisiana

Louisiana | New Orleans

For Biomedical Engineering

#77 in North America

#188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $47,427

71. University of Missouri - Columbia

Missouri | Columbia

For Biomedical Engineering

#78 in North America

#190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 97%

72. University of Chicago

Illinois | Chicago

For Biomedical Engineering

#79 in North America

#191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $28,060

73. University at Buffalo

New York State | Buffalo

For Biomedical Engineering

#80 in North America

#194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 86%

74. University of Maryland, Baltimore

Maryland | Baltimore

For Biomedical Engineering

#81 in North America

#200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 6,636
Male:Female: 27:73
Founded: 1807

75. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

New York State | Troy

For Biomedical Engineering

#83 in North America

#207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1443
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $38,887

76. Washington State University

Washington | Pullman

For Biomedical Engineering

#85 in North America

#210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $10,886
Enrollment: 25,685

77. Dartmouth College

New Hampshire | Hanover

For Biomedical Engineering

#86 in North America

#211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,322

78. Arizona State University - Tempe

Arizona | Tempe

For Biomedical Engineering

#88 in North America

#220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $12,172
Enrollment: 79,818

79. Wayne State University

Michigan | Detroit

For Biomedical Engineering

#89 in North America

#221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 99%

80. University of Kentucky

Kentucky | Lexington

For Biomedical Engineering

#90 in North America

#222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

81. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Virginia | Blacksburg

For Biomedical Engineering

#91 in North America

#225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 67%

82. Northeastern University

Massachusetts | Boston

For Biomedical Engineering

#93 in North America

#230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $34,207

83. University of Delaware

Delaware | Newark

For Biomedical Engineering

#94 in North America

#247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 94%

84. Thomas Jefferson University

Pennsylvania | Philadelphia

For Biomedical Engineering

#97 in North America

#260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $29,325

85. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

Massachusetts | Worcester

For Biomedical Engineering

#98 in North America

#264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,489
Male:Female: 31:69
Founded: 1962

86. Medical College of Wisconsin

Wisconsin | Milwaukee

For Biomedical Engineering

#99 in North America

#270 in the World

Enrollment: 1,677
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1893

87. University of Houston

Texas | Houston

For Biomedical Engineering

#100 in North America

#276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

88. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Texas | Houston

For Biomedical Engineering

#101 in North America

#277 in the World

Enrollment: 4,938
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1972

89. George Washington University

District of Columbia | Washington

For Biomedical Engineering

#102 in North America

#281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $46,485

90. Michigan State University

Michigan | East Lansing

For Biomedical Engineering

#103 in North America

#283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 92%

91. University of Vermont

Vermont | Burlington

For Biomedical Engineering

#104 in North America

#290 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 95%

92. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York State | New York City

For Biomedical Engineering

#106 in North America

#298 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,261
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1963

93. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Massachusetts | Amherst

For Biomedical Engineering

#107 in North America

#301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 89%

94. Michigan Technological University

Michigan | Houghton

For Biomedical Engineering

#108 in North America

#310 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 99%

95. University of Kansas

Kansas State | Lawrence

For Biomedical Engineering

#109 in North America

#317 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 94%

96. University of Louisville

Kentucky | Louisville

For Biomedical Engineering

#110 in North America

#318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 98%

97. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Colorado | Denver

For Biomedical Engineering

#111 in North America

#319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1100
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 94%

98. Loma Linda University

California | Loma Linda

For Biomedical Engineering

#112 in North America

#328 in the World

Enrollment: 4,210
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1905

99. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Massachusetts | Worcester

For Biomedical Engineering

#113 in North America

#335 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Net Price: $47,372
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,545

100. University of Nebraska Medical Center

Nebraska | Omaha

For Biomedical Engineering

#114 in North America

#336 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 3,988
Male:Female: 28:72
Founded: 1869

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.