Houston, Texas · Private Non-Profit
Biomedical/Medical Engineering at Rice University
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 3.2% reported program-share signal, $13,370 school-wide net price, and $89,718 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 153 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
3.2% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 3.2%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~153
- Schools with reported signal
- 226
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 8%
- Graduation rate
- 94.6%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $13,370/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $53,480
- Median debt
- $11,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $89,718/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A+
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (3.2%), school-wide average net price ($13,370), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($89,718), and peer averages from 226 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 226 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of A+, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is 2.8x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($8,254 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($20,961 above). Together, those evidence points place Rice University in the top 4% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 2.2% reported share · $13,807 net A+ Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA · 3.9% reported share · $12,116 net A+ 
California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA · 4.6% reported share · $16,075 net A+ 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA · 2.2% reported share · $20,111 net A+ 
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · 1.2% reported share · $13,481 net A+ University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · 2.0% reported share · $12,470 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Biomedical/Medical Engineering accounts for 3.2% of reported programs at Rice University, which is bigger than 93% of schools in this field set and 2.8x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 153 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Rice University's average net price is $13,370 per year, about $53,480 over four years. That is $8,254 below the $21,624 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $89,718 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $20,961 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 program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Rice University #9 of 226 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.