Bachelor of Science in Biomechanical Engineering

Class Profile

Class Size

100

Average Age

22

Average Work Experience

1 Years

Diversity

New York:

12%

Texas:

9%

Others:

32%

Illinois:

7%

Florida:

6%

California:

34%

Career Outcomes

Median Earnings After Graduation

$1,10,000 / year

Graduation Rate

96%

Top recruiters

Abbott Laboratories

Eli Lilly and Company

Pfizer

Amgen

Illumina

Merck

Bristol-Myers Squibb

Bristol Myers Squibb

Novo Nordisk

Abbott

Eli Lilly

Abbott Nutrition

St. John Ambulance

Pfizer Inc.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Fees and Funding

Tuition Fees

$60,000 / year

Overall Cost

$85,000 / year

FAQs

• What future career paths are open to BME students?

  

  BME students have a variety of career goals. Although the major is not usually recommended as a terminal degree, some students begin working in industry as engineers immediately following graduation in areas such as medical device design. Others choose to use their quantitative and problem-solving skills in areas such as consulting or finance. Most students intend to continue their studies post-college. Some choose to pursue a coterminal master’s degree in BME or BioE. The BME undergrad curriculum fulfills many premed requirements, so many students attend medical school following graduation. Alternatively, law school and business school are less traditional but equally viable options. The BME curriculum provides quantitative skills and technological knowledge that are valuable in many different careers.

• I have more questions about the program and would like to speak to a student; whom can I contact?

  

  If you have more questions about the program, please contact the BME undergraduate student coordinator at [email protected].

• How is biomechanical engineering different than biomedical engineering? Is Stanford a good place to study BME?

  

  At other colleges, biomechanical engineering is sometimes considered a subset of biomedical engineering. Stanford does not have a biomedical engineering major for undergraduates. Rather, each subset of biomedical engineering is considered its own major. The biomechanical engineering major combines mechanical engineering and biology while the biomedical computation major combines computer science and biology. Alternatively, Stanford offers individually designed majors (IDMs) where you can determine your own engineering curriculum in a way that will allow you to study your specific interests. All in all, Stanford is a great place to study biomechanical engineering. Stanford has earned its great reputation as an engineering school. The professors are experts in their fields, the classes are taught at a high level, and the student community is highly motivated and supportive.

• What exactly is biomechanical engineering?

  

  In short, biomechanical engineering is the combined use of mechanical engineering principals and biological knowledge to better understand how these areas intersect and how they can be used together to potentially improve peoples’ quality of life.