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CIP 14.4501 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Biological/Biosystems Engineering.

A program that prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the design, development and management of biological systems; and includes applications to biology, biochemistry, ecology, and microbiology. Includes instruction in organic chemistry; microbiology; biochemistry; chemical, biological, biochemical, and process engineering; thermodynamics; process control; kinetics and reactor design; electric circuits; biosystem modeling; and bioelectronics and instrumentation.

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These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2024_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Biological/Biosystems Engineering award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 14.4501. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.

Year endingAward levelReporting institutionsPositive awards
2025Bachelor degree17360
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate12
2025Master degree1263
2025Doctorate — research1247
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year210
2024Bachelor degree18351
2024Master degree1187
2024Doctorate — research1238
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year25
2023Bachelor degree14313
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate12
2023Master degree1155
2023Doctorate — research929
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year112
2022Bachelor degree14364
2022Master degree945
2022Doctorate — research1246
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year117
2021Bachelor degree11315
2021Master degree847
2021Doctorate — research833
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year215
2020Bachelor degree11300
2020Master degree827
2020Doctorate — research1029
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year28

A year ending 2025 describes July 2024–June 2025. Do not add different years to estimate an entering class or current enrolment. Follow an institution's field link below to inspect the exact records.

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CIP 14.4501 is a reporting classification. The official definition above explains its scope, while a university may use a different programme title. Related fields in classification family 14 can involve different curricula and award levels.

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Institutions with reported graduates

26 institutions

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