Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Biological Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 13 ’s biological engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Carnegie Mellon not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Biological Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Carnegie Mellon is $36,775 for middle atlantic region biological engineering students.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.