Lori Setton, the Lucy & Stanley Lopata Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering and chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering.
The graduate program within the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis was ranked No. 12 in the nation, up from No. 14, by U.S. News & World Report.
U.S. News ranks programs based on reputation among peer institutions, quality of the program’s students and faculty research activity.
“We’re honored by this recognition of our graduate research and educational programs,” said Lori Setton, the Lucy & Stanley Lopata Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering and department chair. “We have a large and strong graduate student body that partners across the university and region to advance engineering research and scholarship, while building a community that values collaboration, entrepreneurship and diversity.”