BS Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University

Programme overview

A Bachelor of Science offered at West Lafayette and Indianapolis combining engineering, medicine and science to create devices, procedures and materials that monitor and improve human health. Graduates have worked on medical imaging equipment, prosthetics, wearable health devices and drug delivery.

Faculty: College of Engineering | Study mode: full-time | Location: West Lafayette, IN, United States

What you will study

Coursework includes bioinstrumentation and circuit theory, biomechanics, organic chemistry, thermodynamics and engineering fundamentals, design and analysis. West Lafayette students start in first-year engineering.

Career pathways

Biomedical data analyst, biomedical engineer, biotechnology product specialist, medical device design engineer, neural engineer, tissue engineer and biomechanics specialist, wearable technology engineer.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission is to the university/college (not specific to this major). Applying to Engineering in Indianapolis At our Indianapolis location, jumpstart your career with direct admission to your engineering major of choice. From day one, you enroll in biomedical engineering and follow a core curriculum similar to that of first-year engineering in West Lafayette. Your first year in Indianapolis includes courses in math, chemistry, physics, computer programming and communication. Applying to Engineering in West Lafayett Minimum high school coursework: Math – 4 years; English – 4 years; Lab science – 3 years; Social studies – 3 years; World language – 2 years.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

First-year entry terms: Fall (Early Action and Regular Decision) and Spring (check the Closed Programs page, as some majors do not start in spring). Transfer entry terms: Spring, Summer and Fall.

First-year application opens Aug. 1 and closes Jan. 15 (Regular Decision). Early Action deadline is Nov. 1 (also the merit scholarship and John Martinson Honors College deadline, and the priority deadline for engineering, computer science, flight, nursing and veterinary technology). Early Action decisions release Jan. 15; Regular Decision decisions by March 31. The nonrefundable application fee is $60. Apply using the Common App.

Transfer applications: spring term opens Sept. 1 and closes Nov. 1; summer and fall applications open Jan. 15; summer deadline April 1; fall deadline June 1 for most majors (priority deadline for engineering March 31; veterinary technology March 1, fall only). The nonrefundable application fee is $60. Applicants use the Purdue transfer application.

Purdue accepts SAT, ACT and CLT scores, with no preference among them; scores are evaluated if provided and must be from within the past five years.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.purdue.edu/apply/

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