Fact Sheet
Faculty
- 21 Tenure-Track Faculty
- 60+ Participating Graduate Faculty (>30 Departments and Institutes)
- 3 Members of the National Academy of Engineering
- 1 Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator
- 81% of Primary BME faculty have adjunct appointments in the Engineering and Health sciences
- 38% of Primary BME faculty have started companies
Program Rankings
- Faculty Productivity Ranking, Academic Analystics: #9 (2005)
- US News and World Report - Graduate: 15 - 19 (2004 - 2007)
- US News and World Report - Undergraduate: 18 (2004)
Degree Programs
- Bioengineering and Biophysics established 1960s
- Current Dept. of Bioengineering established 1972
- MS and PhD in Bioengineering since 1972
- BS in Biomedical Engineering since 2002
Student Placement
- Graduate Placement: 49% Industry, 24% Academics, 19% Medicine, 9% Entrepreneur
- Undergraduate Placement: 33% Industry, 36% Graduate School, 22% Medical-Dental, 5% Professional School
Research Funding
- Over $500,000/year/faculty extramural funding
Major Research Initiatives
Technical Expertise of the Faculty
- From biobased-engineering to mathematical medicine and more, see details at the technical area page
