<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>#1 </strong></span>The Biomedical Engineering department has risen to the challenge of developing a <em>Worlds Ahead</em> program of research and education. A $5M endowment from the Coulter Foundation matched by $5M from the State of Florida helped launch the department in 2002.

As the department propels itself to the end of the first decade of existence it has already become a major educator of a diverse engineering work force with over 330 alumni and a 400+ enrollment.

A recently<strong> </strong>released report from the Florida Education and Training Placement Information Program ranks the department of Biomedical Engineering <span style="font-size: large;">FIRST</span> in the entire State University System of Florida for providing BS, MS and PhD engineers for in-state employment.