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Biomedical Engineering

Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)

A few years after graduation, graduates of the biomedical engineering program will:

  • Utilize their training at the interfaces of engineering, medicine, and design to solve problems related to health and healthcare.
  • Engage in on-going learning related to biomedical engineering to update their skillset and contribute to the advancement of the field.

Student Outcomes (SOs)

  1. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics
  2. an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors
  3. an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences
  4. an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts
  5. an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives
  6. an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions
  7. an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

Enrollment and Graduation

AY Fall Enrollment* Spring Enrollment* Graduates**
  BME College BME College BME College
2023-24 178 3136        
2022-23 175 3,085 155 2,812 18 667
2021-22 156 3,079 139 2,768 - 587
2020-21 70 3,192 79 2,858 - 616
2019-20 - 3,336 - 2,999 - 601
2018-19 - 3,398 - 2,986 - 653
2017-18 - 3,382 - 3,102 - 623

*Some of our first-year students enter undeclared and are not included in Fall and Spring enrollments for the individual programs but are included in the College numbers.

**Graduates include December, May and August. For example, 2017-18 graduates are December 2017, May 2018 and August 2018.