{"id":1354,"date":"2025-01-24T19:16:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T19:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/?page_id=1354"},"modified":"2026-05-18T19:14:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T19:14:52","slug":"biological-engineering","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/biological-engineering\/","title":{"rendered":"Biological Engineering"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"purdue-home-cta-banner purdue-home-teritary-hero \">\n            <div class=\"image\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/futureengineers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2023_KAL_7553-2-2-e1738716764662.jpg\"\/>\n                    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"section has-image-background has-padding-top-large has-padding-bottom-large \">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <h1 class=\"second-level-page-heading purdue-home-teritary-hero__header\">Biological Engineering<\/h1>\n            <div class=\"purdue-home-teritary-hero__content\">\n                \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#4 Undergraduate Program in the U.S.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">U.S. News and World Report 2025<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n                            <ul  class=\"purdue-home-button-list\">\n                                                                    <li class=\"\">\n                            <a class=\"purdue-home-button purdue-home-button--black\" href=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/ABE\/academics\/undergraduate\/be.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                VISIT WEBSITE                            <\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                                                    <li class=\"\">\n                            <a class=\"purdue-home-button purdue-home-button--white\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.purdue.edu\/preview_entity.php?catoid=18&amp;ent_oid=5430\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                EXPLORE PLAN OF STUDY                            <\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                                                    <li class=\"\">\n                            <a class=\"purdue-home-button\" href=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/Engr\/Academics\/Undergraduate\/Majors\/2024-25\/majors\/BE_curriculum_map\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                view DEGREE MAP                            <\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"purdue-color-hero has-gold-background \">\n    <div class=\"section has-padding-top-large has-padding-bottom-large\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-color-hero--body\">\n                            <p class=\"purdue-home-hero__subheader tagged-header purdue-color-hero--subheader\">\n                     STUDENTS success                <\/p>\n                                <h1 class=\"second-level-page-heading purdue-color-hero--header\">outcomes <\/h1>\n                                <p class=\"purdue-color-hero--subtext\"><strong><em>LOCATION: WEST LAFAYETTE<\/em><\/strong><br><strong><em><br><\/em><\/strong>This program applies basic scientific and engineering principles to the design, development and operation of large-scale, bio-based product manufacturing, such as food and pharmaceuticals. Such products are sustainably produced, renewable and represent a growing consumer demand for better health and environment.<br><br>In addition to learning engineering aspects of biological processing, you will also learn the fundamentals in biochemistry, food sciences, pharmaceutical sciences and biology.<br><br>Contact Info:<br><a href=\"mailto:aaeugrad@purdue.edu\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:taylordc@purdue.edu\">taylordc@purdue.edu<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n                                <div class=\"purdue-home-button-list\">\n                                <div class=\"\">\n                    <a class=\"purdue-home-button purdue-home-button--black\" href=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/ABE\/academics\/undergraduate\/be.html\" target=\"_blank\">\n                        MORE about Biological engineering                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\n                         <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"has-black-background purdue-color-hero--stats\">\n                <div class=\"purdue-color-hero--stats-heading\">\n                    <strong>2024 GRADUATE DATA<\/strong>                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"purdue-color-hero--stats-wrapper\">\n                    <div class=\"purdue-color-hero--stats-wrapper--box\">\n                                            <span class=\"purdue-color-hero--stats-wrapper--box--stat has-text-gold\">\n                            $73,360                        <\/span>\n                                                                        <span class=\"purdue-color-hero--stats-wrapper--box--description has-text-white\">\n                            Average Starting Salary                        <\/span>\n                                                                            <p class=\"purdue-color-hero--stats-wrapper--box--source has-text-white\">\n                                within 6 months of graduation                             <\/p>\n                                             <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"purdue-color-hero--stats-wrapper--box\">\n                                                    <span class=\"purdue-color-hero--stats-wrapper--box--stat has-text-gold\">\n                                98%                            <\/span>\n                                                                            <span class=\"purdue-color-hero--stats-wrapper--box--description has-text-white\">\n                                Average Placement Rate                            <\/span>\n                                                                    <p class=\"purdue-color-hero--stats-wrapper--box--source has-text-white\">\n                                in industry or graduate school                             <\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>   \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"section has-black-background  page-layout-wide page-layout-two-column\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"tagged-header-container tagged-header-container--content-block tagged-header-container-gold\">\n            <h2 class=\"tagged-header tagged-header--gold\">concentrations in Biological engineering<\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n                \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns page-layout-columns columns is-multiline is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column column is-full-tablet page-layout-main has-large-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>food and biological Process Engineering<\/strong><br>Cellular and Biomolecular Engineering<br>Pharmaceutical process Engineering<br><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column column is-one-quarter-desktop is-full-tablet 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