<p>I know that there are ratings for colleges for like, engineering, and stuff like that. But, can someone give me a ranking (top 50) of schools for things like bio, chem, or biochem (sciences basically). I know that Hopkins is good, and probably CMU. But, I don't really know others that have good departments in sciences, and obviosully I want to go to a school with a strong program. Thanks.</p>
<p>undergrad department rankings dont exist.
biology is such a popular major that just about every school will have at the very least a decent department. if you tell a little more about what you are looking for in a school, you will get some useful suggestions</p>
<p>Well I am sure people know of good schools, even if formal rankings don't exist. For example, we know Hopkins is good at things like science, but what other schools? Perhaps schools in top 30.</p>
<p>hmm how about neuroscience?</p>
<p>Michigan State University (The Lyman Briggs School)
Ohio University
Allegheny College
College of Wooster
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Rensalaer Polytechnic Institute
Washington State University
U of Alabama at Birmingham
Colorado State University
U of Washington
SUNY Stony Brook
Ohio Wesleyan University</p>
<p>Huskem's right... you'll find Bio programs just about anywhere and everywhere. Ultimately, it comes down to what you want to do with it. What kinds of classes do the schools offer? Check the undergrad bulletins online and make sure they have courses that sound interesting to you. Make sure the course requirements sound like things you want to do, things you want to study.</p>
<p>Are you interested in medical schools? You might want to find a campus that has a relationship with a hospital (or a hospital on campus). You might want to see what kinds of undergraduate research opportunities are available on campus, see if there are scholarships and grants available.</p>
<p>Are you interested in a specific field of bio? Genetics? Neuroscience? Biochemistry? Ecology? Environmental Bio? Make sure the program has the concentrations you need.</p>
<p>Remember, it's more about what you do than what the program does for you. You can get a degree from a "great program," but if you're not invested in the program (research, volunteer work, internships, whatever), then that "name" isn't going to do much for you. Hope this helps... good luck in your search!</p>
<p>Chris D'Orso
Assistant Director, Admissions
Stony Brook University</p>
<p>collegefreak12, i'm similar to you. i'm a senior who wants to major in biology, and here are the schools i applied to, just to give you an idea: (it's sort of long.. i guess i'm a college freak too)</p>
<p>Carnegie Mellon
Emory
Boston U
Boston College
Cornell
Univ. of Pennsylvania
Columbia
Rice University
Syracuse Univeristy
U of Rochester
U of Michigan
Tufts U
Johns Hopkins
Case Western</p>
<p>Out of these, I would say that the strongest bio programs can probably be found in Case Western, Cornell, U of R definitely because of the hospital directly connected to it and the research facilities, JHU, Penn, Emory and Columbia. </p>
<p>CMU I was wondering about actually.. the Mellon College is actually pretty small and they don't have many bio majors. I'm not sure if you're considering Med school, but I'm curious (even if anyone else knows) how good CMU is for biology.. they're obviously really well known for engineering and fine arts, but bio? I hope it's strong, because I liked the campus</p>
<p>Hope that is of some sort of help!</p>
<p>A medical school at a university typically has no bearing on the quality of the UNDERGRADUATE life sciences education offered therein. Check the faculty list. I'd be surprised if many Med school faculty teach at their university's undergraduate college. Also, I don't think you will find many undergraduates working at the medical school labs.</p>