U of Utah vs UT Dallas for Biomedical Engineering

College Search & Selection
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Hi, I am a senior and I am having a hard time deciding which college to go to for biomedical engineering. I have been accepted to both, and received great scholarships as well. I know that biomedical engineering basically requires a graduate degree, but I was wondering if anyone could give information as to which I should go to and why. My biggest problem is that the biomedical program at UT Dallas is more restricted, but I don’t know if that is necessarily important if I plan on going to a graduate school anyways.

UT Dallas:
Pros
-Tons of internship and research opportunities
-Cheaper (roughly half the cost)
-Next to a much bigger city
-More job opportunities after college
-I know many people who are attending

Cons
-Restrictive biomedical program
-Relatively new program with decent professors
-Lower ranked engineering department

U of Utah
Pros
-Closer to home
-Older program with better professors
-More opportunities available on Campus
-Accepted to the Honors College
-On campus hospital
-Better housing situation

Cons
-More expensive
-Less internship oportunities

These are just the main points. If you have any other questions or need clarification, please don’t hesitate to ask.

2

When you say that Utah is more expensive, are you taking into account that you could qualify for residency and in-state tuition after the first year? Utah is unusual in offering a path to residency for OOS students.

3

The problem is that the scholarships would not carry over, so the cost would go up if I earned in state tuition. But even if I got in state tuition and the in state scholarship equivalent it would still be at least a few thousand more than UT Dallas