Acceptance Rate and Application Statistics
The following table compares the admission related statistics including number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled between best Biomedical Engineering / Bioengineering schools. The average acceptance rate of best Biomedical Engineering / Bioengineering schools is 15.21% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 35.84%.
Stanford University has the tighest (lowest) acceptance rate of 4.00% and Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the highest yield (enrollment rate) of 84.97% among best Biomedical Engineering / Bioengineering schools. The numbers in parenthesis() in below table represent the number and rate by gender (men/women). The statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2022-2023.
| Rank | Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Enrollment Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johns Hopkins University | 37,844 (16,330/21,496) | 2,649 (1,306/1,505) | 1,351 (666/768) | 7% (8%/7%) | 51% (51%/4%) |
| 2 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 50,610 (33,820/16,790) | 8,604 (4,735/3,862) | 3,614 (2,083/1,545) | 17% (14%/23%) | 42% (44%/9%) |
| 3 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 33,767 (21,588/12,179) | 1,351 (648/731) | 1,148 (570/599) | 4% (3%/6%) | 85% (88%/5%) |
| 3 | University of California-San Diego | 131,197 (61,341/69,856) | 31,487 (12,882/18,163) | 6,612 (2,834/3,814) | 24% (21%/26%) | 21% (22%/5%) |
| 5 | Duke University | 50,016 (23,211/26,805) | 3,001 (1,393/1,608) | 1,651 (766/884) | 6% (6%/6%) | 55% (55%/3%) |
| 5 | Stanford University | 56,378 (28,379/27,999) | 2,255 (851/1,120) | 1,894 (715/941) | 4% (3%/4%) | 84% (84%/3%) |
| 7 | Rice University | 31,443 (15,807/15,636) | 2,830 (1,423/1,407) | 1,245 (640/619) | 9% (9%/9%) | 44% (45%/4%) |
| 7 | University of California-Berkeley | 128,209 (61,188/67,021) | 14,103 (5,507/9,383) | 6,487 (2,754/4,129) | 11% (9%/14%) | 46% (50%/6%) |
| 7 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 52,488 (22,714/29,774) | 25,194 (9,540/15,482) | 7,558 (3,053/4,335) | 48% (42%/52%) | 30% (32%/15%) |
| 10 | University of Pennsylvania | 54,588 (25,055/29,533) | 3,821 (1,503/2,067) | 2,598 (992/1,447) | 7% (6%/7%) | 68% (66%/5%) |
| Average | 62,654 (30,943/30,943) | 9,530 (3,979/5,533) | 3,416 (1,507/1,908) | 15.21% (12.9%/17.9%) | 35.84% (37.9%/34.5%) | |
SAT Scores Comparison
The average SAT score of 25th percentile is 1,486 and 75th percentile is 1,570 for best Biomedical Engineering / Bioengineering schools. By subject, the average score of the SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing is 748 and the average SAT Math score is 780.
has the highest SAT scores of -1 and has the lowest SAT scores of 1,000,000 among best Biomedical Engineering / Bioengineering schools. The following table compares SAT Scores between best Biomedical Engineering / Bioengineering schools for academic year 2022-2023.
| Rank | Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) |
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | Math | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25th 1 | 75th 2 | 25th 1 | 75th 2 | |||
| 1 | Johns Hopkins University | 44% (625) | 740 | 770 | 780 | 800 |
| 2 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 74% (2,713) | 670 | 760 | 700 | 790 |
| 3 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 78% (883) | 740 | 780 | 790 | 800 |
| 3 | University of California-San Diego | No applicants have submitted SAT score or the school did not report its score distribution. | ||||
| 5 | Duke University | 49% (859) | 730 | 770 | 760 | 800 |
| 5 | Stanford University | 49% (855) | 730 | 780 | 770 | 800 |
| 7 | Rice University | 53% (635) | 730 | 770 | 760 | 800 |
| 7 | University of California-Berkeley | No applicants have submitted SAT score or the school did not report its score distribution. | ||||
| 7 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | No applicants have submitted SAT score or the school did not report its score distribution. | ||||
| 10 | University of Pennsylvania | 48% (1,153) | 730 | 770 | 770 | 800 |
| Average | 56.43% | 724.29 | 771.43 | 761.43 | 798.57 | |
ACT Scores Comparison
The average ACT score of 25th percentile is 101 and 75th percentile is 107 for best Biomedical Engineering / Bioengineering schools. By subject, the average ACT Composite score is 34, the average ACT English score is 35, and the average ACT Math score is 34.
has the highest ACT scores of -1 and has the lowest ACT scores of 1,000,000 among best Biomedical Engineering / Bioengineering schools. The following table compares ACT Scores between best Biomedical Engineering / Bioengineering schools for academic year 2022-2023.
| Rank | Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) |
Composite | English | Math | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25th 1 | 75th 2 | 25th 1 | 75th 2 | 25th 1 | 75th 2 | |||
| 1 | Johns Hopkins University | 15% (217) | 34 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 33 | 35 |
| 2 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 38% (1,397) | 31 | 35 | 32 | 35 | 30 | 35 |
| 3 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 32% (362) | 35 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 36 |
| 3 | University of California-San Diego | No applicants have submitted ACT score or the school did not report its score distribution. | ||||||
| 5 | Duke University | 37% (638) | 34 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 33 | 35 |
| 5 | Stanford University | 23% (405) | 33 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 32 | 36 |
| 7 | Rice University | 23% (281) | 34 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 33 | 36 |
| 7 | University of California-Berkeley | No applicants have submitted ACT score or the school did not report its score distribution. | ||||||
| 7 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | No applicants have submitted ACT score or the school did not report its score distribution. | ||||||
| 10 | University of Pennsylvania | 23% (545) | 34 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 33 | 36 |
| Average | 27.29% | 33.57 | 35.29 | 34.57 | 35.86 | 32.71 | 35.57 | |
*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
125th Percentile: 25% of students scored at or below.
275th Percentile: 25% of students scored above.
Application Requirements
The following table list and compare the requirements when applying best Biomedical Engineering / Bioengineering schools based on academic year 2022-2023 data.
| Rank | Name | HS GPA | HS Rank | HS Record | Prep. Program | Rec. | Compe. | SAT/ACT | TOEFL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johns Hopkins University | ✔ | △ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | △ | ✔ |
| 2 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | △ | ✗ | △ | ✔ |
| 3 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | △ | △ | ✔ | △ | ✔ | ✗ | △ | ✔ |
| 3 | University of California-San Diego | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | △ | ✔ |
| 5 | Duke University | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | △ | ✔ |
| 5 | Stanford University | ✔ | △ | ✔ | △ | ✔ | △ | △ | ✔ |
| 7 | Rice University | △ | △ | ✔ | △ | ✔ | △ | △ | ✔ |
| 7 | University of California-Berkeley | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | △ | △ | ✗ | △ | ✔ |
| 7 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | △ | ✔ |
| 10 | University of Pennsylvania | ✔ | △ | ✔ | △ | ✔ | △ | ✗ | △ |
✔: Required △: Considered but not Required ✔: Recommended ✗: Neither Required nor Recommended
- HS GPA: High School or Secondary School GPA
- HS Rank: High School or Secondary School Rank
- HS Record: High School or Secondary School Record
- Prep. Program: Completion of College Preparatory Program
- Rec.: Recommendations
- Comp.: Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g., portfolios, certificates of mastery, assessment instruments)
The ranking data is provided by CollegeEvaluator.
*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
125th Percentile: 25% of students scored at or below.
275th Percentile: 25% of students scored above.