by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Biomedical Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at Saint Louis University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in bio engineering, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at SLU was ranked #80 on College Factual's Best Schools for bio engineering list. It is also ranked #2 in Missouri.
Here are some of the other rankings for SLU.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at SLU was $1,620 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $46,400 | $46,400 |
| Fees | $724 | $724 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,920 | $12,920 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,648 | $3,648 |
Learn more about SLU tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Bio Engineering students who received their bachelor’s degree at SLU took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 22% higher than the national average of $22,046.
bio engineering who receive their bachelor’s degree from SLU make an average of $45,715 a year during the early days of their career. That is 18% lower than the national average of $56,061.
Online degrees for the SLU bio engineering bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SLU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in bio engineering in 2019-2020, 40.4% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 49.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 27.7% of the bio engineering bachelor’s degrees at SLU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 6 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 30 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Biomedical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering | 47 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 32 |
| Civil Engineering | 20 |
| Computer Engineering | 8 |
| Electrical Engineering | 13 |
| Engineering Physics | 3 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
