Biomedical Engineering blends engineering, biological science, and medicine to solve a variety of challenges facing the medical world today. Biomedical engineers consult with physicians to design and evaluate prosthetic devices, work with new materials for implants and tissue-generated implants, perform computer analysis of medical images, and use computers to analyze genetic structures and functions. Biomedical Engineering at the University of Iowa offers unlimited opportunities for motivated students. From independent research to summer programs and student societies, mentoring programs, many students do it all.<br><br>Students choose to study biomedical engineering at Iowa because of the college's academic excellence, individual attention, small-college environment, camaraderie, and tremendous opportunities. U.S. News & World Report ranks Iowa's undergraduate program in the top third of engineering programs nationwide. Approximately 500 new students join the College of Engineering each year. Women account for over 28 percent of Iowa's engineering students, the national average is 25 percent.