Biomedical Engineering Programs (Schools, Colleges) Reporting Between 40 and 49% Women In Their 2007 Graduating Class

The Biomedical Engineering programs ( schools, colleges ) attract a higher proportion of women than any other engineering program.  I thought it would be interesting to show just how high the proportion is in some programs.  I am not aware of any explanation.  My guess is that the opportunity to contribute to the health of the community may be a motivating factor.   Men and women who work in the healthcare field are typically attracted to the prospect of helping patients in need.  Biomedical Engineering related positions in industry hold the promise of working on projects that will positively impact the lives of many patients if they proceed to commercialization.

School	Total Graduates	% Female
Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus	71	49%
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	35	49%
Mississippi State University	25	48%
University of Miami	25	48%
The University of Texas at Austin	91	46%
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	22	45%
Stony Brook University	20	45%
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	36	44%
North Carolina State University at Raleigh	36	44%
Washington State University	9	44%
Yale University	21	43%
University of Rochester	35	43%
University of Pennsylvania	61	43%
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	54	43%
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology	31	42%
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	91	42%
Carnegie Mellon University	41	41%
SUNY at Binghamton	17	41%
Louisiana Tech University	17	41%
Johns Hopkins University	110	41%
Milwaukee School of Engineering	22	41%
Syracuse University	27	41%
University of Connecticut	37	41%
Columbia University in the City of New York	52	40%
Drexel University	72	40%
University of Alabama at Birmingham	10	40%
University of Virginia-Main Campus	70	40%
Case Western Reserve University	101	40%