Top 10 Graduate Biomedical Engineering Schools

Johns Hopkins University

• In 2009, "U.S. News and World Report" ranked The Whitaker Biomedical Engineering Institute at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) the best school for biomedical engineering.

  JHU founded it's biomedical engineering program in 1962 and currently has 198 graduate students within it's program. Biomedical engineering is the largest engineering department at JHU.

  Department of Biomedical Engineering
  The Johns Hopkins University
  3400 N. Charles St., 318 Clark Hall
  Baltimore, MD 21218
  410-516-0786
  www.bme.jhu.edu

Georgia Institute of Technology/Emory University

• The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering is a joint program between the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University.

  The program was originally created as a joint venture for the Georgia Institute of Technology's engineering program and the Emory University's medical department in 1997. To apply specifically for biomedical engineering, you will need to apply to Georgia Institute of Technology. Classes are held on both campuses.

  Biomedical Engineering
  Graduate Admissions Committee
  Georgia Institute of Technology
  313 Ferst Drive
  Atlanta, GA 30332-0535
  404-894-2557
  www.bme.gatech.edu/

The University of California San Diego

• The University of California San Diego (UCSD) has three specific focuses in their bioengineering graduate program: molecular engineering, cell/tissue engineering and organ system bioengineering.

  Graduate Student Officer
  Department of Bioengineering
  University of California, San Diego
  9500 Gilman Drive MC 0419
  La Jolla, CA 92093-0419
  www.be.ucsd.edu/

Duke Biomedical Engineering at Pratt

• Duke formed it's Biomedical Engineering program in 1965 and it's the second largest graduate program at Duke. Over 10 awards were given to faculty members from various societies in 2007 and 2008. Duke was ranked in the top 5 from "U.S. News and World Report" in both 2008 and 2009.

  Biomedical Engineering Department
  Pratt School of Engineering
  Duke University
  Room 136 Hudson Hall
  Box 90281
  Durham, NC 27708-0281
  919-660-5131
  www.bme.duke.edu/

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) ranked number 5 in 2009 by "U.S. News and World Report." Faculty members come from MIT's engineering school, Harvard Medical, Colorado State Veterinary Medicine and the Cleveland Clinic. MIT has made fundamental discoveries in mechanobiology.

  Center for Biomedical Engineering
  Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  500 Technology Sq. (MIT building NE47), 3rd floor
  Cambridge, MA 02139
  617-253-4928
  web.mit.edu/cbe/www/index.html

University of Washington

• In 2009, UW had 105 graduate students, 44 percent of whom were women. Five faculty members are also members of the National Academy of Engineering.

  UW Department of Bioengineering
  N107 William H. Foege Building
  1705 NE Pacific Street
  Seattle, WA 98195-5061
  206-685-2000
  depts.washington.edu/bioe/

Rice University

• Rice University has an unusual program called Beyond Traditional Borders that includes an outreach to middle school, high school and university faculties to train them to share the importance of bioengineering. Rice has a heavy focus on bionanotechnology.

  Department of Bioengineering
  MS-142, 6100 Main Street
  Houston, TX 77005-1892
  713-348-5869
  bioe.rice.edu/

University of Pennsylvania

• The University of Pennsylvania consistently ranks in the top 10. Penn graduates go onto work in management positions at biotech companies, starting their own companies, working for venture capital firms and even going on to be physicians.

  Department of Bioengineering
  School of Engineering and Applied Science
  University of Pennsylvania
  210 S. 33rd Street
  Room 240 Skirkanich Hall
  Philadelphia, PA 19104
  215-898-8501
  www.seas.upenn.edu/be/

Boston University

• Boston University brought in over $18 million in external funding for research in 2008 and 2009. BU is known for it's highly quantitative approach to biomedical sciences.

  Department of Biomedical Engineering
  44 Cummington St
  Boston, MA 02215
  617-353-2805
  www.bu.edu/bme/

Stanford University

• Stanford University has been working in bioengineering for over 40 years. The actual bioengineering department wasn't formed until 2002. In 2009, Stanford had 20 full-time faculty members and a full research facility available to students.

  Department of Bioengineering
  Stanford University
  318 Campus Drive
  Clark Center Room S170
  Stanford, CA 94305-5444
  650-723-8632
  bioengineering.stanford.edu/