Biomedical Engineering at Stanford University

Every biomedical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the bio engineering program at Stanford University stacks up to those at other schools.

Stanford is located in Stanford, California and has a total student population of 15,953. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students received a bachelor's degree in bio engineering from Stanford.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biomedical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Stanford Biomedical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Bio Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Bio Engineering
• Doctorate Degree in Bio Engineering

Stanford Biomedical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the bio engineering progam at Stanford compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The bio engineering major at Stanford is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biomedical Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Biomedical Engineering Schools	113
Most Focused Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	127

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in bio engineering from Stanford. This makes it the #31 most popular school for bio engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 23 students who received their doctoral degrees in bio engineering, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Bio Engineering Student Demographics at Stanford

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the bio engineering majors at Stanford University.

Stanford Biomedical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 24 bio engineering students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Stanford, about 38% were men and 63% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% more racial-ethnic minorities in its bio engineering bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Stanford University with a bachelor's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Stanford Biomedical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 bio engineering majors earned their master's degree from Stanford. Of these graduates, 60% were men and 40% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Stanford University with a master's in bio engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Stanford also has a doctoral program available in bio engineering. In 2021, 23 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Petroleum Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering

Careers That Bio Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in bio engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Stanford University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Biomedical Engineers	3,530	$101,210
Engineering Professors	2,400	$129,790

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Pere Joan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.