<p>I have just been accepted to Penn for the master of biotechnology program (interdisciplinary between life sciences and engg with more engg courses and a course at wharton) and cornell biomedical engg m.e. I know cornell has a better engg school but penn has a good bioengg program. cornell’s biomed engg program is relatively new so it isn’t in the rankings yet. How would these schools then compare for biomed engg/biotech?</p>
<p>i got into both, and i think penn is the clear choice</p>
<p>I know absolutely nothing about either bioengineering program, but Penn is building a new bioengineering building as we speak.</p>
<p>i heard that penn is ranked #4 for bioengineering, and when i visited it seemed like they have a pretty strong program. the most kids are definitly in bioeng too. between cornell and penn...penns in the city and waaaay more fun, so theres really no question ;-)</p>
<p>cornell has the better engineering actually, tops in the ivies...</p>
<p>i know that cornell has better engineering overall, but i think penn's bioeng program might be better. also, i think that penn has a more well-rounded education, if youre concerned about that at all</p>
<p>i'm sorry, i don't know about either program, but if you're at penn you're in the city. lots of research going on in philly and not ithaca. lol, in all my genetics articles and stuff.. i see the most "quote"-<name> at UPenn
and not cornell. i know penn has some good bioeng, i know cornell has good engineering, but idk about their bioeng. oookay i'm gonna stop talking now</name></p>
<p>First off both of the programs are great, and you can't go wrong either way.</p>
<p>Cornell's BME department is only a few years old, but is well established, and exciting research is being done in:</p>
<p>Biomaterials
Biomedical instrumentation and diagnostics
Systems biology
Drug delivery, design, production and metabolism
Biomedical mechanics </p>
<p>Drug delivery seems very strong with a lot of research being done, and biomedical mechanics has a lot to draw upon with Cornell's great mechanical engineering department.</p>
<p>I believe that Cornell also has a good program in materials science, so their biomaterials should be strong as well.</p>
<p>go to <a href="http://www.bme.cornell.edu/%5B/url%5D">http://www.bme.cornell.edu/</a> to learn more.</p>
<p>I'm thinking of majoring in Biological or Mechancal Engineering (biomech concentration) undergrad, and then taking an additional year to earn my BME masters.</p>
<p>It's a cool program, but there's just not much info because it's new. Worth looking into. . . hope I helped.</p>
<p>i got into penn's mechanical engineering program; how do i get a masters and graduate at the same time/semester later? i want to do the thing where you can count your courses as graduate courses to get a M.S. in engineering. do i have to apply for this? btw i'm a sophomore transfer student.</p>
<p>Thrills, you should contact your advisor. I believe it's something you need to do now in order to minimize classes.</p>
<p>USNEWS Undergraduate Engineering: Penn (Other Ivies)</p>
<p>Ranked:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>Biomedical / Biomedical Engineering: 7 (Columbia (21)) </p></li>
<li><p>Materials: 14 (Cornell (6))</p></li>
<li><p>Chemical: 19 (Princeton (11) and Cornell (15))</p></li>
<li><p>Electrical / Electronic / Communications: 22 (Cornell (9), Princeton (12))</p></li>
</ul>
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<p>Not ranked:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>Aerospace / Aeronautical / Astronomical: Not in top 20 (Princeton (8), Cornell (12))</p></li>
<li><p>Civil: Not in top 24 (Cornell (9), Princeton (19))</p></li>
<li><p>Computer Engineering: Not in top 23 (Cornell (9), Princeton (13))</p></li>
<li><p>Environmental / Environmental health: Not in top 19 (Cornell (11))</p></li>
<li><p>Industrial / Manufacturing: Not in top 19 (Cornell (15), Columbia (19))</p></li>
<li><p>Mechanical: not in top 25 (Cornell (9), Princeton (11), Yale (23)</p></li>
<li><p>Nuclear: Not in top 12 (no Ivies ranked)</p></li>
<li><p>Agricultural: Not in top 11 (Cornell (6))</p></li>
</ul>
<p>Remember that Penn engineering is fairly small in size compared to mosto of the engineering heavyweights. It only has 6 programs- EE, ME, Comp Sci, BioE Materials, amd ChemE. There are no civil, aerospace, nuclear, agricultural, industrial, or environmental engineering degrees offered.</p>
<p>Well that certainly makes it look better!</p>