<p>What schools are strong in microbiology? I'd prefer to stay away from extremely large public schools.</p>
<p>Cornell has a microbiology concentration within the biology major. I'm not sure about microbiology, but its biology program is excellent.</p>
<p>Most good micro is at large publics and the elites. Even at large publics classes in that area are small.</p>
<p>Cornell and Johns Hopkins. Both are top schools, and I think the programs are really tough</p>
<p><a href="http://www.bact.wisc.edu/MSB/index.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.bact.wisc.edu/MSB/index.html</a></p>
<ol>
<li> Harvard University (MA) </li>
<li> Stanford University (CA) </li>
<li> University of WisconsinMadison<br></li>
<li> Johns Hopkins University (MD)
University of IllinoisUrbana-Champaign<br></li>
<li> Washington University in St. Louis<br></li>
<li> University of CaliforniaLos Angeles<br>
University of MichiganAnn Arbor<br></li>
<li> University of CaliforniaSan Francisco<br>
University of Washington<br></li>
</ol>
<p>(according to US news and world report)
however that is for grad school but I don' t think it changes much...</p>