<p>This question was put to me by my friend (a 11th grader), and I didn’t really give her a complete answer, so I’d like to put it to you guys.</p>
<p>She wants to do research - in either biology or engineering, but is strongly leaning towards biology.</p>
<p>She asked me which the top American universities for undergraduate research (particularly in biology) are. Since I’m only a class-of-'14-er, I didn’t know the answer. I told her that Johns Hopkins was probably one, from what I’ve heard.</p>
<li>So could you guys help me out by telling me a few more good research schools?</li>
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<p>She is seriously considering Rice. Also, now Johns Hopkins has come into her line of sight due to its outstanding BME program which kind of combines both her interests.</p>
<li>It would be particularly nice if you could give me any extra info on research in these two schools.</li>
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<p>Have you tried looking at their website to find biology research opportunities for undergraduates?</p>
<p>Gourman Report undergraduate biology ranking </p>
<p>Biology rankings from Gourman Report
Caltech
MIT
Yale
Harvard
Wisconsin
UC San Diego
UC Berkeley
U Colorado
Columbia
Stanford
U Washington
U Chicago
Duke
Wash U St Louis
UCLA
U Michigan
Cornell
U Penn
Purdue
Indiana U
UNC Chapel Hill
U Utah
Johns Hopkins
Northwestern
Princeton
UC Irvine
Notre Dame
UC Santa Barbara
UVA
Brown
U Illinois Urbana Champaign
U Pittsburgh
Vanderbilt
U Oregon
SUNY Stony Brook
U Rochester
Tufts
U Minnesota
SUNY Buffalo
U Texas Austin
Florida State
Michigan State
USC
U Connecticut
UC Riverside
Rice
Iowa State
SUNY Albany
Case Western
Boston U
Ohio State
NYU
U Iowa
Penn State
Emory
Brandeis
U Kansas
Rutgers New Brunswick
Tulane
US Air Force Academy
U Missouri Columbia</p>
<p>Thanks, but what about research opportunities?</p>