Santa Clara, California · Private Non-Profit
Biomedical/Medical Engineering at Santa Clara University
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 1.2% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $50,062 school-wide net price and $109,183 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
1.2% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a measurable award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 1.2% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 226
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 48%
- Graduation rate
- 87.9%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $50,062/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $200,248
- Median debt
- $19,162
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $109,183/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (1.2%), school-wide average net price ($50,062), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($109,183), and peer averages from 226 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 226 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of C, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is above the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($28,438 above), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($40,426 above). Together, those school-level evidence points place Santa Clara University in the top 85% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 2.2% of reported awards · $13,807 net A+ Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA · 3.9% of reported awards · $12,116 net A+ 
California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA · 4.6% of reported awards · $16,075 net A+ 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA · 2.2% of reported awards · $20,111 net A+ 
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · 1.2% of reported awards · $13,481 net A+ University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · 2.0% of reported awards · $12,470 net A+ Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Biomedical/Medical Engineering accounts for 1.2% of the awards or completions reported for Santa Clara University. That award concentration is higher than at 66% of schools in this field set and is above the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
Santa Clara University's average net price is $50,062 per year, about $200,248 over four years. That is $28,438 above the $21,624 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $109,183 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $40,426 above the $68,757 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places Santa Clara University #193 of 226 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.