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Harvard University leads the 11 Biomedical Engineering universities in the United States at #5 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. Next come University of California, Los Angeles (QS World #40) and University of Alabama at Birmingham (#175 in United States). The universities on this list offer 13 matching courses between them.
11 universities · ranked best first
how we rankPrivate University · 2 courses in Biomedical Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Biomedical Engineering
Public University · 2 courses in Biomedical Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Biomedical Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Biomedical Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Biomedical Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Biomedical Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Biomedical Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Biomedical Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Biomedical Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Biomedical Engineering
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2 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #5 (Harvard University) to #40 (University of California, Los Angeles); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. Harvard University has the largest research record in this group, with 146,463,495 citations and an h-index of 2,807.
The split is 10 public to 1 private institutions. By location, Massachusetts (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is Harvard University, founded in 1636. Harvard University is the largest, with 21,000 students.
By level: 9 bachelor's and 2 master's. The usual length is 4 years and 1–2 years. 100% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (100% of courses with a stated intake). University of Alabama at Birmingham offers the widest choice, with 2 of these courses.
Harvard University (QS World #5), University of California, Los Angeles (QS World #40) and University of Alabama at Birmingham (#175 in United States) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
10 public and 1 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years, with 1–2 years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 100% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
University of Alabama at Birmingham, with 2, ahead of Harvard University (2).
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