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The true integration of the life sciences and engineering is essential in educating a substantial percentage of the next generation of biomedical engineers in order to benefit from the biological revolution and its applications to medicine. This degree program attracts outstanding students who wish to have that integration in their undergraduate education, so that they may be equipped with the tools to be the leaders in this field in the 21st Century.
Why choose biomedical engineering at Georgia Tech?
Bridges Engineering to Practical Applications in Medicine & Biology
Fact: 2013 University System of Georgia BOR Teaching Excellence Award: Department/Program Division
Fact: Georgia Tech's undergraduate biomedical engineering program is ranked #1 by U.S. News and World Report.
Programs: Lattice Model Curriculum Design
Communicates & Works Effectively in Teams to Solve Real-world Problems
Fact: Problem Based Learning imbues students a comfort with complexity & incomplete Information
Fact: Senior Design class teaches and enables successful entrepreneurship.
Programs: PBL class, Senior Design, Interdisciplinary Capstone and Learning Commons
Outstanding Research & Analytic Skills
Fact: 70% of our undergraduates conduct research on an independent project of their own.
Programs: Biomedical Research and Opportunities Society and
Petit Undergraduate Research Scholars Program, President's Undergraduate Research Awards
Develops a Strong and Diverse Biomedical Workforce
Fact: More than 50% of our BME undergraduates are women.
Fact: Georgia Tech is the #1 producer of black, hispanic and other historically under-represented minority engineers in the US.
Georgia Tech was ranked #12 for Best Colleges for African-Americans by Essence and Money magazine among more than 1,500 schools reviewed.
Programs: BMES, SWE, NSBE and Mentoring program
