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Since its founding more than 60 years ago, the Johns Hopkins Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) has led the nation in developing biomedical engineering as a distinct and groundbreaking discipline.<\/p>\n
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More detailed requirements for students enrolling at JHU for Fall 2026 will be available on this page when the JHU e-Catalogue is published in July.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row” module_id=”overview” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover_enabled=”off|desktop” custom_padding__hover=”||0px||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Overview” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ saved_tabs=”all” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The Department of Biomedical Engineering has been setting the bar for BME undergraduate education and research for 60 years. Consistently ranked as the #1 undergraduate program in the nation, we continue to lead the way through a curriculum that emphasizes learning by practice, giving students meaningful opportunities to collaborate with faculty and solve real-world biomedical engineering problems.<\/p>\n Our faculty are defining the field, forging new disciplines that have immense potential to transform human health and impact patient lives worldwide. Close partnership with clinical collaborators provides a strong foundation for translating advances from the lab to first clinical use.<\/p>\n As an undergraduate student in our program, you will work alongside our pioneering faculty and actively contribute to our mission of discovery, innovation, and translational research that improves patient care at a broad scale. Through project-based learning, research experiences, design opportunities, clinical exposure, and more, you will be driving technical innovation from your first day of freshman year through graduation.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row” module_id=”programs” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” quote_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Programs” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ saved_tabs=”all” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n \u200b\u200bBS in Biomedical Engineering<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row” module_id=”research” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Research” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ saved_tabs=”all” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Over the course of their undergraduate careers, more than 95% of BME students pursue research projects in one of 3,000 basic science, engineering, and clinical laboratories across the university.<\/p>\n Our commitment to practical application is led by our design initiatives. Beginning 25 years ago with the first BME Undergraduate Design Team program of its kind, our design programs have grown to include more than 50 teams and 300 students each year. Working side-by-side with our leading scientists, engineers, and clinicians, students build and apply technologies that will advance medical knowledge and improve the healthcare delivery.<\/p>\n Students seek opportunities that reflect their interests and are tailored to their career goals, contributing to projects such as engineering stem cells for heart repair, studying genetic drivers of diseases like glaucoma and Alzheimer\u2019s, and developing new approaches to medical imaging. Others apply data science and machine learning to improve diagnostic tools and evaluate clinical outcomes. These experiences help uur students gain a level of expertise that extends far beyond the classroom in focus areas like:<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Biomedical Data Science:<\/p>\n Developing methods to analyze large-scale biomedical datasets, shedding new light on the function of living systems.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Computational Medicine:<\/p>\n Creating patient-specific, quantitative models that can be used in the clinic to understand, diagnose, and treat disease.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Genomics and Systems Biology:<\/p>\n Pioneering <\/span>new <\/span>technologies<\/span> to understand how the interactions between molecules, cells, tissues, and organs <\/span>maintain<\/span> health and contribute to disease.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Imaging and Medical Devices:<\/p>\n Designing <\/span>new imaging technologies to improve disease diagnosis and guide clinical procedures.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Immunoengineering:<\/p>\n Advancing immunoengineering approaches to augment tissue regeneration and to treat cancer and other diseases.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Neuroengineering:<\/p>\n Building technologies to modulate nervous system function for improved screening, diagnosis, prognosis, rehabilitation, and repair.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Translational Cell and Tissue Engineering:<\/p>\n Pioneering approaches to augment tissue regeneration and treat injury and disease.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row module_id=”aftergrad” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”After Graduation” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ saved_tabs=”all” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n \u200b\u200bWith an interdisciplinary foundation and in-depth learning in specialized focus areas, Hopkins BME graduates are uniquely prepared to be leaders in academia, medicine, and entrepreneurship. Our graduates go on to create successful careers\u202fin hospitals, universities, research labs, and government agencies; and drive innovation in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices industries across the United States and abroad.<\/p>\n Through internships, research, and design projects, our students are making an impact\u2014in the past five years, they have generated millions of dollars in funding, launched more than one dozen startup companies, and won hundreds of national awards. This legacy of success makes Hopkins BME students some of the most sought-after candidates by the top employers in the field.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row module_id=”activities” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Activities” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ saved_tabs=”all” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n \u200b\u200bThe JHU Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Student Chapter is committed to serving the undergraduate BME community professionally, socially, and academically. This student-led group hosts a variety of events and seminars to connect BME undergraduates with faculty members and professional leaders, to provide resources that allow students to excel, and promote engagement with the local Baltimore community.<\/p>\n To help new BME students adjust to the social and academic environment at Hopkins, BMES hosts a wide array of events during the fall semester, including social gatherings, academic advising sessions, and mentorship groups.<\/p>\nOverview<\/h2>\n
Programs<\/h2>\n
Research and Design<\/h2>\n
After Graduation<\/h2>\n
Activities<\/h2>\n