Biomedical Engineering
ARWU

Biomedical Engineering 2025

Academic Ranking of World Universities · · Methodology · Source: Academic Ranking of World Universities official website · Editorial Standards

Ranks universities globally for research strength and academic impact in biomedical engineering.

ARWU relies entirely on objective, verifiable academic indicators (Nobel Prizes, Nature/Science papers, Highly Cited Researchers) and uses no reputation surveys.

How does Biomedical Engineering evaluate universities?

Biomedical Engineering, published by Academic Ranking of World Universities, evaluates universities worldwide using key indicators such as High Quality Research, International Collaboration, Research Impact, World-Class Faculty, World-Class Output, each assigned a distinct weight according to a publicly documented methodology. Data sources combine academic peer reviews, employer surveys, bibliometric databases such as Scopus and Web of Science, and institutional self-reported statistics, all independently verified by the publisher's research team. The 2025 edition assessed 300 universities from 11 countries and regions, covering teaching quality, research output, internationalization, and graduate employability across undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs. Academic Ranking of World Universities recollects raw data annually and cross-checks results to ensure the rankings reflect each institution's most current performance in faculty strength, scholarly productivity, global reach, and student outcomes, providing a reliable reference for prospective students, parents, and education researchers.

Which are the top universities in Biomedical Engineering 2025?

The top universities in Biomedical Engineering 2025 are: Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Sichuan University, Zhejiang University, Harvard University, University of Toronto. This edition, published by Academic Ranking of World Universities, evaluated 300 universities from 11 countries and regions using indicators such as High Quality Research, International Collaboration, Research Impact, World-Class Faculty, World-Class Output. Rankings reflect weighted performance across multiple dimensions; students should consider methodology differences and their own academic priorities when interpreting results.

How does Biomedical Engineering differ from other ranking systems?

ARWU (Academic Ranking of World Universities), created by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2003 as the world's first international university ranking, is based entirely on objective, verifiable academic indicators and uses no reputation surveys: alumni winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals (10%), faculty winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals (20%), highly cited researchers across subject fields (20%), papers published in Nature and Science (20%), papers indexed in SCIE and SSCI (20%), and per-capita academic performance (10%). In contrast, QS and THE both incorporate reputation questionnaires as core weights, while US News combines reputation surveys with bibliometric data. ARWU's transparent methodology and reproducibility make it authoritative for evaluating research strength and academic prestige.

Current edition: published 2025-11
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1 Shanghai Jiao Tong University logo Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 236.8 100.0 10.5 41.7 32.2 52.4
2 Sichuan University logo Sichuan University (SCU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 214.2 72.8 9.6 41.9 44.7 45.1
3 Zhejiang University logo Zhejiang University (ZJU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 208.3 77.5 9.9 40.9 30.2 49.8
4 Harvard University logo Harvard University đŸ‡ē🇸 United States 195.7 76.8 16.7 42.2 0.0 60.0
5 University of Toronto logo University of Toronto 🇨đŸ‡Ļ Canada 184.4 43.6 15.5 34.5 60.0 30.8
6 Massachusetts Institute of Technology logo Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) đŸ‡ē🇸 United States 181.3 46.9 16.1 48.7 24.1 45.5
7 Seoul National University logo Seoul National University (SNU) 🇰🇷 South Korea 174.8 45.9 10.4 32.6 51.2 34.8
8 University College London logo University College London (UCL) đŸ‡Ŧ🇧 United Kingdom 168.1 46.4 17.2 35.4 51.2 17.8
9 Sun Yat-sen University Sun Yat-sen University đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 164.4 72.0 9.8 40.9 0.0 41.6
10 Duke University logo Duke University đŸ‡ē🇸 United States 159.4 35.6 11.7 36.2 52.6 23.3
11 Fudan University logo Fudan University đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 157.4 65.9 10.0 38.8 0.0 42.8
12 Stanford University logo Stanford University (SU) đŸ‡ē🇸 United States 157.1 50.2 14.8 41.2 12.1 38.9
13 University of California San Diego logo University of California San Diego (UCSD) đŸ‡ē🇸 United States 154.9 33.3 13.6 38.5 43.6 25.9
14 Southern Medical University logo Southern Medical University (SMU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 154.4 68.1 8.2 41.1 0.0 36.9
15 Peking University logo Peking University (PKU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 153.5 65.0 9.8 42.9 0.0 35.9
16 The University of Queensland logo The University of Queensland (UQ) đŸ‡ĻđŸ‡ē Australia 153.1 35.9 17.2 37.4 41.8 20.7
17 South China University of Technology logo South China University of Technology (SCUT) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 152.8 48.2 9.0 44.9 14.8 35.9
18 University of Washington logo University of Washington (UW) đŸ‡ē🇸 United States 148.6 34.8 12.7 33.8 41.8 25.6
19 Johns Hopkins University logo Johns Hopkins University (JHU) đŸ‡ē🇸 United States 147.9 47.6 14.0 39.9 12.7 33.7
20 National University of Singapore logo National University of Singapore (NUS) 🇸đŸ‡Ŧ Singapore 145.6 48.7 18.3 41.5 0.0 37.2
21 Huazhong University of Science and Technology logo Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 144.1 56.0 10.3 43.8 0.0 34.0
22 Tsinghua University logo Tsinghua University (THU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 143.7 55.3 10.5 41.5 6.0 30.5
23 Wake Forest University logo Wake Forest University đŸ‡ē🇸 United States 142.2 24.6 14.0 33.0 59.1 11.4
24 University of Science and Technology of China logo University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 141.3 48.8 9.4 40.6 8.2 34.3
25 University of Oxford logo University of Oxford đŸ‡Ŧ🇧 United Kingdom 140.7 39.7 17.8 37.5 29.6 16.2
26 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College logo Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CAMS) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 140.5 58.8 8.3 37.5 0.0 35.9
27 Southern University of Science and Technology logo Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTC) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 139.3 38.7 12.4 44.0 19.7 24.4
28 Soochow University logo Soochow University đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 139.0 49.9 8.6 43.1 0.0 37.4
29 Shenzhen University logo Shenzhen University (SZU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 137.9 47.6 10.8 46.1 0.0 33.5
30 National Taiwan University logo National Taiwan University (NTU) 🇹đŸ‡ŧ Taiwan 136.5 31.5 11.3 31.0 44.3 18.3
31 Nanyang Technological University logo Nanyang Technological University (NTU) 🇸đŸ‡Ŧ Singapore 134.8 37.6 18.0 42.8 9.5 27.0
32 University of California, Los Angeles logo University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) đŸ‡ē🇸 United States 133.7 38.6 15.0 41.4 12.1 26.6
33 Jinan University logo Jinan University (JNU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 133.2 48.1 8.6 43.6 0.0 32.9
34 The University of Tokyo logo The University of Tokyo (UT) đŸ‡¯đŸ‡ĩ Japan 132.9 30.7 12.3 29.2 41.8 18.8
35 Queen Mary University of London logo Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) đŸ‡Ŧ🇧 United Kingdom 132.5 25.5 17.8 35.2 41.8 12.2
36 Trinity College Dublin logo Trinity College Dublin (TCD) 🇮đŸ‡Ē Ireland 131.7 25.2 16.3 34.8 41.8 13.7
37 Wuhan University logo Wuhan University (WHU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 131.2 46.0 9.3 42.7 0.0 33.2
38 Chinese University of Hong Kong logo Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 130.2 44.7 13.6 45.3 0.0 26.6
39 Tongji University logo Tongji University đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 130.0 50.4 9.0 39.4 0.0 31.1
40 Nanjing University logo Nanjing University (NJU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 128.8 47.3 9.7 43.1 0.0 28.6
40 City University of Hong Kong logo City University of Hong Kong 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 128.8 35.7 11.6 43.0 16.0 22.4
42 Carnegie Mellon University logo Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) đŸ‡ē🇸 United States 128.5 21.9 12.1 37.3 42.2 15.0
43 Xi'an Jiaotong University logo Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 128.1 50.2 10.7 39.6 0.0 27.7
44 Jilin University logo Jilin University đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 127.7 52.5 8.3 38.9 0.0 28.0
45 Imperial College London logo Imperial College London đŸ‡Ŧ🇧 United Kingdom 127.4 45.5 17.3 37.0 6.0 21.6
46 Yale University logo Yale University đŸ‡ē🇸 United States 126.9 31.9 14.9 36.2 24.1 19.8
47 Columbia University logo Columbia University (CU) đŸ‡ē🇸 United States 126.4 35.9 13.7 38.2 11.2 27.3
48 Central South University logo Central South University (CSU) đŸ‡¨đŸ‡ŗ China 126.3 53.4 9.7 40.8 0.0 22.4
49 University of Minnesota logo University of Minnesota đŸ‡ē🇸 United States 125.3 24.8 11.9 31.9 41.8 15.0
50 Korea University logo Korea University 🇰🇷 South Korea 125.1 42.2 13.0 39.1 0.0 30.8