IL · Chicago
University of Illinois Chicago ↗
Research doctorate first-major awards: 10 · year ending 2025.
CIP 14.0501 · AWARD LEVEL 17 · UNITED STATES
141 US institutions have connected positive first-major awards in this exact field and award level. Each institution appears once, with its latest connected positive award observation for this selection.
Official classification: Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering.
A program that prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the design, development and operational evaluation of biomedical and health systems and products such as integrated biomedical systems, instrumentation, medical information systems, artificial organs and prostheses, and health management and care delivery systems.
Compare the programme’s engineering and biological preparation, laboratory requirements and research scope. A biomedical engineering award does not establish eligibility for a clinical profession.
This selection is the source research/scholarship doctorate category, award level 17. The file does not provide the exact degree title, so it does not identify every award as a PhD or confirm a supervisor, research opening or funding offer. Verify the actual qualification and current research application route.
Source: connected NCES IPEDS first-major completion records, exact CIP 14.0501, award level 17. This list does not rank institutions or measure admissions capacity.
IL · Chicago
Research doctorate first-major awards: 10 · year ending 2025.
IL · Champaign
Research doctorate first-major awards: 16 · year ending 2025.
IA · Iowa City
Research doctorate first-major awards: 8 · year ending 2025.
KS · Lawrence
Research doctorate first-major awards: 7 · year ending 2025.
KY · Lexington
Research doctorate first-major awards: 3 · year ending 2025.
ME · Orono
Research doctorate first-major awards: 2 · year ending 2025.
MD · College Park
Research doctorate first-major awards: 28 · year ending 2025.
MA · Amherst
Research doctorate first-major awards: 2 · year ending 2025.
MA · Lowell
Research doctorate first-major awards: 5 · year ending 2025.
TN · Memphis
Research doctorate first-major awards: 3 · year ending 2025.
FL · Coral Gables
Research doctorate first-major awards: 11 · year ending 2025.
MI · Ann Arbor
Research doctorate first-major awards: 27 · year ending 2025.
MN · Minneapolis
Research doctorate first-major awards: 17 · year ending 2025.
NE · Lincoln
Research doctorate first-major awards: 1 · year ending 2025.
NV · Reno
Research doctorate first-major awards: 1 · year ending 2025.
NC · Chapel Hill
Research doctorate first-major awards: 11 · year ending 2025.
ND · Grand Forks
Research doctorate first-major awards: 3 · year ending 2025.
TX · Denton
Research doctorate first-major awards: 4 · year ending 2025.
IN · Notre Dame
Research doctorate first-major awards: 6 · year ending 2025.
OK · Norman
Research doctorate first-major awards: 2 · year ending 2025.
OR · Eugene
Research doctorate first-major awards: 2 · year ending 2025.
PA · Philadelphia
Research doctorate first-major awards: 40 · year ending 2025.
PA · Pittsburgh
Research doctorate first-major awards: 28 · year ending 2025.
PR · Mayaguez
Research doctorate first-major awards: 3 · year ending 2025.
| Year ending | Reporting institutions | Positive first-major awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 132 | 1,468 |
| 2024 | 125 | 1,334 |
| 2023 | 121 | 1,359 |
| 2022 | 124 | 1,262 |
| 2021 | 119 | 1,097 |
| 2020 | 117 | 1,083 |
Each annual row is a separate observation, not a current entering class or unique-person count. The year ending 2025 covers July 2024–June 2025. Institutions can appear in several years.
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