<p>Princeton's biology faculty is generally strong, although weaker than some of its peer competitors.</p>
<p>This is the US News ranking of biology departments. Any area you're specifically interested in?</p>
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<li> Stanford University (CA) 4.9</li>
<li> Harvard University (MA) 4.8
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 4.8
University of California–Berkeley 4.8</li>
<li> California Institute of Technology 4.6
Johns Hopkins University (MD) 4.6</li>
<li> Cornell University (NY) 4.5
Yale University (CT) 4.5</li>
<li> Scripps Research Institute (CA) ** 4.5
9. Princeton University (NJ) 4.4
University of California–San Francisco 4.4
Washington University in St. Louis 4.4</li>
<li>Duke University (NC) 4.3
Rockefeller University (NY) 4.3
University of California–San Diego 4.3
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 4.3
University of Wisconsin–Madison 4.3</li>
<li>University of California–Davis 4.2
University of Washington 4.2</li>
<li>Columbia University (NY) 4.1
University of Chicago 4.1
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center–Dallas 4.1</li>
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