Biology at LAC

<p>I'm a junior, and i'm looking to apply to a LAC. I'm planning on majoring in biology (molecular bio, biochem), so I was wondering which LAC's have the best biology departments out there. So far i've looked at Pomona and Whitman, both of which have pretty good departments. Thanks for any input</p>

<p>-VK</p>

<p>from another thread...
here are some possibilities, LACs with a high percentage of graduates in biology</p>

<p>school name, total bachelors granted, number of bachelors degrees in biology, proportion of biology degrees</p>

<p>WOFFORD COLLEGE 247 48 0.19
AUGUSTANA COLLEGE 540 93 0.17
COLORADO COLLEGE 523 83 0.16
EARLHAM COLLEGE 249 41 0.16
JUNIATA COLLEGE 332 50 0.15
HENDRIX COLLEGE 230 32 0.14
WHITMAN COLLEGE 337 48 0.14
AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE 204 27 0.13
SWARTHMORE COLLEGE 364 46 0.13
ALLEGHENY COLLEGE 455 61 0.13
PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE 268 36 0.13
GRINNELL COLLEGE 367 45 0.12
KALAMAZOO COLLEGE 285 34 0.12
OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY 377 41 0.11
DENISON UNIVERSITY 514 56 0.11
KNOX COLLEGE 265 30 0.11
BOWDOIN COLLEGE 414 45 0.11
CARLETON COLLEGE 455 48 0.11
LAFAYETTE COLLEGE 541 58 0.11
WELLS COLLEGE 91 10 0.11
URSINUS COLLEGE 361 40 0.11
REED COLLEGE 310 34 0.11
BRYN MAWR COLLEGE 299 32 0.11
RHODES COLLEGE 334 37 0.11
LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY 314 32 0.1
POMONA COLLEGE 394 40 0.1
CONNECTICUT COLLEGE 452 45 0.1
SPELMAN COLLEGE 533 54 0.1
ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY 462 48 0.1
COLLEGE OF WOOSTER 391 39 0.1
CENTRE COLLEGE 258 25 0.1
COLBY COLLEGE 486 48 0.1
ST MARY'S COLLEGE OF MARYLAND 396 38 0.1
HAVERFORD COLLEGE 323 32 0.1
DAVIDSON COLLEGE 426 44 0.1
AUSTIN COLLEGE 310 32 0.1
SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 311 31 0.1
WILLIAMS COLLEGE 531 48 0.09
GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE 703 63 0.09
SAINT OLAF COLLEGE 708 67 0.09
BATES COLLEGE 450 41 0.09
MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE 553 52 0.09
ALBION COLLEGE 309 29 0.09
BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY 856 77 0.09
MUHLENBERG COLLEGE 595 54 0.09
WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY 420 38 0.09
FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE 433 39 0.09
SEWANEE: THE UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH 313 27 0.09</p>

<p>Thanks a lot, looks like Whitman is ranked really well there.</p>

<p>that isnt a ranking for quality for biology...its just the % of students majoring in it.</p>

<p>that being said: bowdoin, whitman, macalester, pomona, harvey mudd are the first that come to mind.</p>

<p>I'm surprised to see that Wellesley isn't on the list</p>

<p>Wellesley had 6% who graduated in biology.</p>

<p>I hear the following LACs are excellent in Biology:</p>

<p>Amherst College
Bowdoin College
Carleton College
Colorado College
Davidson College
Haverford College
Middlebury College
Pomona College
Reed College
Williams College</p>