<p>How does Purdue Chemistry rate amongst the top programs for Undergraduates?</p>
<p>I know what the first tier schools are for Chemistry. What would be the second tier schoools? Would an undergraduate from a second tier school have any trouble getting into a top graduate program?</p>
<p>Purdue chemistry is good. </p>
<p>Gourman Report undergrad chemistry ranking:
Caltech
UC Berkeley
Harvard
MIT
Columbia
Stanford
Illinois Urbana Champaign
U Chicago
UCLA
Wisconsin Madison
Cornell
Northwestern
Princeton
Yale
Purdue
UNC Chapel Hill
Ohio State
Texas Austin
Iowa State
Indiana Bloomington
UC San Diego
Minnesota
Notre Dame
Penn State
Brown
U Rochester
Carnegie Mellon
U Penn
Rice
Michigan Ann Arbor
U Washington
Colorado Boulder
Texas A&M
USC
U Pittsburgh
U Florida
UC Riverside
dartmouth
UC Santa Barbara
UC Irvine
Johns Hopkins
UC Davis
U Utah
U Oregon
Duke
Michigan State
RPI
UVA
Florida State
Vanderbilt
Case Western
U Iowa
Georgia Tech</p>
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No.</p>
<p>Thank you, my D would love to apply to Berkley because it is number one according to many rankings, but we are concerned about acceptance and the distance from Missouri. How is the campus life?</p>
<p>Campus life is great. Berkeley is a fun college town. Quirky, with a lot going on. The weather is mild. San Francisco is accessible via BART.
Your daughter would not need a car…just take a flight to Oakland, then hop on BART to campus.</p>
<p>The College of Chemistry is small, and only has chemistry and chemical engineering majors. However, the lower-division math and science classes can be large and extremely competitive. Another big concern is the cost for out-of-state…you’re looking at $45k/year including housing and meal plans. Also, being a public university, the financial aid is not as strong as privates.</p>
<p>If your daughter were in-state, I’d say hands down Berkeley is the best option.</p>
<p>But, IMO, if you’re looking for OOS colleges, go with privates…they have better financial aid. Definitely keep Berkeley in mind when and if considering grad school.</p>
<p>If your daughter is a strong student, try Stanford, Caltech, and MIT. Purdue might be more generous with financial aid to OOS students and be a much cheaper option for you than Berkeley.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>