Bachelor in Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering (Bachelor's)

For Bachelor in Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering (Bachelor's), tuition is Tuition for the 2024-2025 academic year is $60,500 per year..

This programme is designed for students interested in applying engineering principles to medical and biological systems. Students begin hands-on design work in their first semester and work in small classes with faculty mentors. They complete a year-long project collaborating with medical professionals to solve real healthcare challenges. The programme emphasizes undergraduate research and practical experience in clinical settings.

Focus areas include medical device design, biomechanics, biological systems modeling, clinical research, prosthetic development, healthcare innovation.

The programme requires 128 credits, distributed across core engineering, science, mathematics, and biomedical engineering courses. Students complete a year-long capstone project in collaboration with medical professionals.

Graduates pursue roles in medical device development, clinical engineering, biomedical research, and healthcare technology innovation.

Applicants must have a high school diploma or equivalent with strong performance in mathematics and science courses. Submission of transcripts, standardized test scores, and a personal statement is required.

The programme totals about 128 credit hours. On-campus, full-time, four years. For international students, tuition is well above the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 32% of applicants.

Bucknell University is located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, where students study across the College of Arts & Sciences, College of Engineering and Freeman College of Management. This three-college structure supports interdisciplinary learning, with opportunities to connect liberal arts study with engineering, management and other fields. The university describes its community through explorers, artists and innovators, and its academic work includes student research that crosses disciplinary boundaries.

Academic options extend across financial services, technology, engineering, communications, education, entertainment and other fields. Bucknell says its liberal arts education prepares graduates for meaningful work in a diverse range of careers. For the Class of 2025, 93 percent secured opportunities within nine months of graduation, and the reported average starting salary was $73,346. Students can also explore outcomes and career pathways while considering their studies. The Lewisburg campus includes more than 100 locations available through an interactive campus map, with photographs, overviews, 360-degree panoramas, virtual tours and turn-by-turn walking directions. Students planning from outside the United States can use the university’s virtual visit options to learn about campus before arrival, while in-person visits provide another way to experience the setting and community.