by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering is the 62nd most popular major in the country with 12,811 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major” ranking analyzed 241 colleges that offered a degree in bioengineering and biomedical engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in bioengineering and biomedical engineering.
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The bioengineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bioengineering students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Keck Graduate Institute. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major. KGI is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Claremont, California. It awarded 28 ’s bioengineering degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Out of the 241 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. Terre Haute, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s bioengineering degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major list. Hato Rey, is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s bioengineering degrees to 39 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major. RPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Troy, New York. It awarded 130 ’s bioengineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 241 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Worcester Polytechnic Institute landed the #5 spot on the list. Worcester, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s bioengineering degrees to 120 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major ranking, coming in at #6. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s bioengineering degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at ESF
With a ranking of #7, Wentworth Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 55 degrees to qualified ’s bioengineering students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at WIT
Milwaukee School of Engineering came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major ranking. MSOE is a private not-for-profit institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 30 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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California Institute of Technology came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major ranking. California Institute of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Pasadena, California. It awarded 23 ’s bioengineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at Caltech
Union College New York landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major ranking. Located in Schenectady, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified ’s bioengineering students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Union College New York Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report
With a ranking of #11, New Jersey Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major list. New Jersey Institute of Technology is located in Newark, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 128 ’s bioengineering degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology
Trine University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major ranking. Trine University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Angola, Indiana. It awarded 22 ’s bioengineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Rice University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major ranking, coming in at #13. Rice University is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 97 ’s bioengineering degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Rice University Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report
Case Western Reserve University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major ranking. Case Western Reserve University is a fairly large school located in Cleveland, Ohio that handed out 137 ’s bioengineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Case Western Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus ranked #15 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major list. Georgia Tech is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 323 ’s bioengineering degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #16, Indiana Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major list. Located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 19 degrees to qualified ’s bioengineering students in 2020-2021.
Full Indiana Tech Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report
Duke University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Durham, North Carolina, and it awarded 250 ’s bioengineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering at Duke
Michigan Technological University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major ranking, coming in at #18. Houghton, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s bioengineering degrees to 57 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Michigan Tech Bioengineering & Biomedical Engineering Report
University of California - San Francisco ranked #19 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major list. UCSF is a small school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 30 ’s bioengineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Johns Hopkins University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major list. Johns Hopkins University is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 290 ’s bioengineering degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Catholic University of America came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 44 ’s bioengineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #22, University of California - San Diego did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major list. University of California - San Diego is a large public school situated in La Jolla, California. It awarded 315 ’s bioengineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major ranking. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified ’s bioengineering students in 2020-2021.
Illinois Institute of Technology came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major ranking. Illinois Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 52 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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LeTourneau University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Bioengineering Major list. LeTourneau University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Longview, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Not only did these schools make the top 37 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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