Biomedical Engineering

The Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering (BME) at the Daniel Felix Ritchie School of Engineering & Computer Science is a cross-disciplinary program that blends engineering, life sciences, and artificial intelligence (AI).

You’ll learn by doing through opportunities - both inside and outside of the classroom - to analyze, model, design, and realize biomedical devices, systems, components, and processes. With a strong emphasis on translational biomedical innovations, both in industry and research, the program prepares you for careers at the intersection of healthcare, technology, and engineering.

Start your engineering journey at the Ritchie School and see why Biomedical Engineering is a good fit for you.

Why Study Biomedical Engineering at Ritchie School?

At the Ritchie School, you’ll learn by doing, shape your unique path, and stand out professionally in whatever the future holds.

Shape a Unique Path That Combines Engineering and Health

Get Real-World Experience Through Capstone Projects

Collaborate Across Engineering Disciplines

Learn by Doing Through Research

Stand out Professionally

Grow in a Supportive and Purpose‑driven Community

Shape Your Unique Path

Shape your unique path with either of these options: a BS or BS with Pre-Med or customize your BME degree with minors in engineering, computing, or business to prepare you for the workforce.

Your personalized track will prepare you for a wide range of career and educational pathways. You will:

learn how engineering principles apply to healthcare and biological systems;
build a strong foundation in common engineering concepts, technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills;
have a shared engineering curriculum, allowing you to explore engineering alongside students from other majors and collaborate across disciplines;
complete a 30-week engineering design capstone project, through which you’ll gain experience in teamwork, real-world problem solving, and multidisciplinary thinking - all of which are skills that employers are looking for in today's engineers.

Coursework includes:

Biomaterials
Introduction to Biomechanics
Biotransport
Bioinstrumentation
Cell Mechanics and Mechanotransduction
Biomedical Engineering Laboratory
Introduction to Regulatory Affairs and more.

Learn how biomedical engineering can change lives.

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Start your Biomedical engineering journey. With a degree from Ritchie School you can stand out professionally, shape your unique path, learn by doing, and thrive with support.

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Stand Out Professionally

Career readiness is a defining part of the Ritchie Paths Experience, our signature educational journey. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there will be about 1,300 job openings for biomedical engineers jobs over the decade.

Through hands-on coursework, research experiences, and cross-disciplinary collaboration, our students graduate with skills that can make an impact in our communities.

1,300 Jobs Openings Projected Each Year from 2024 to 2034

$106,950 Median Annual Pay for Bioengineers in 2024

22,200 Number of Jobs Open in 2024

Learn by Doing Through Research

Hands‑on learning is at the core of the Ritchie Paths Experience. As a biomedical engineering student, you will have many opportunities to participate in faculty-led research solving real biomedical problems and gain experience that helps you stand out professionally.

We house multiple biomedical‑focused research centers, including Knoebel Institute for Healthy Aging (KIHA) and Center for Advanced Biosensing Engineering (CABE).

Our faculty members have expertise in biomedical engineering areas including:

Orthopedic biomechanics (Chadd Clary, Peter Laz, Paul Rullokoetter)
Cardiovascular biomechanics (Ali Azadani)
Computational biomechanics and bioinformatics
AI‑based diagnostics
Biosensing and biofluorescence (Dali Sun, Sangho Bok)
Medical device development (Ali Azdani, Casey Myers, Chadd Clary, Paul Rullkoetter, Peter Laz)
Neuro‑engineering

Application Information

Take the first step toward your biomedical engineering career at the Ritchie School and start your application today.

Biomedical Engineering: Bachelor of Science Degree