Second Cycle Degree/Two Year Master in Biomedical engineering

Programme Quality: facts and figures

In line with transparency principles and the university's actions fostering programme and service quality, we wish to provide useful data about the Degree Programme, in particular from the last 3 years.

"Cohort" refers to a student group starting university in a given year and does not include students transferring from another programme or students acquiring a second degree. Specific years or topics might be missing if the programme has not completed a full cycle.

Data updated to June 23, 2025

Students

Number of enrolled students

A.Y. 2024-2025

  • first year
    57
  • subsequent years
    82
  • "fuori corso" (years in addition)
    77

A.Y. 2023-2024

  • first year
    85
  • subsequent years
    91
  • "fuori corso" (years in addition)
    60

A.Y. 2022-2023

  • first year
    97
  • subsequent years
    72
  • "fuori corso" (years in addition)
    57

Gender

  • Female students 50%
  • Male students 50%
  • Female students 59%
  • Male students 41%
  • Female students 55.8%
  • Male students 44.2%

Programme attractiveness

Cohort 2024/2025

  • Residents in other Italian regions 41.1%
  • Residents abroad 17.9%

Cohort 2023/2024

  • Residents in other Italian regions 38.6%
  • Residents abroad 16.9%

Cohort 2022/2023

  • Residents in other Italian regions 29.5%
  • Residents abroad 29.5%

Required qualification

  • Bachelor's degree from University of Bologna 60.7%
  • Bachelor's degree from other university (including international degrees) 39.3%
  • Bachelor's degree from University of Bologna 65.1%
  • Bachelor's degree from other university (including international degrees) 34.9%
  • Bachelor's degree from University of Bologna 45.3%
  • Bachelor's degree from other university (including international degrees) 54.7%

Compliance with study plan

Students moving on to second year

Cohort 2023/2024

  • Students leaving university 3.6%
  • Students transferring to another programme 0%

Cohort 2022/2023

  • Students leaving university 3.2%
  • Students transferring to another programme 2.1%

Cohort 2021/2022

  • Students leaving university 4.1%
  • Students transferring to another programme 1.4%

Graduates

Cohort 2022/2023

  • Graduates aligned to the exam schedule 33.7%

Cohort 2021/2022

  • Graduates aligned to the exam schedule 37.8%

Cohort 2020/2021

  • Graduates aligned to the exam schedule 43.5%

International mobility

International mobility programme participants

  • A.Y. 2024-2025
    9
  • A.Y. 2023-2024
    29
  • A.Y. 2022-2023
    13

Graduates with experience abroad

  • Year 2024
    37.1%
  • Year 2023
    30%
  • Year 2022
    21.3%

Students' opinions

What students say about the programme

Statistical data regarding programme's course units.

Graduate satisfaction

Year 2024

  • 84.3% With this programme
  • 91% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Satisfied graduates

Year 2023

  • 89.8% With this programme
  • 92.2% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Satisfied graduates

Year 2022

  • 95.6% With this programme
  • 92.6% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Satisfied graduates

AlmaLaurea survey

Situation 1 year after graduation

  • 93.8% With this programme
  • 92% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Work

  • 4.2% With this programme
  • 4.8% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Don't work and look for work

  • 2.1% With this programme
  • 3.2% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Don't work and don't look for work

  • 86.1% With this programme
  • 89.9% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Work

  • 2.8% With this programme
  • 3.5% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Don't work and look for work

  • 11.1% With this programme
  • 6.6% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Don't work and don't look for work

  • 87.5% With this programme
  • 91.1% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Work

  • 5% With this programme
  • 5.5% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Don't work and look for work

  • 7.5% With this programme
  • 3.4% With programmes in the same Class (Italy)

Don't work and don't look for work

AlmaLaurea survey