<p>^The reason I bet this claim is not true for chemistry is because one of the posters is a chemistry major at NU and had posted how awesome the program is. It’s like the department wants to make sure the quality of the highly ranked graduate ranking trickles down to undergrad also. The standard is so high that a while back, the department only accepted transfer credit for organic chemistry from Harvard; then it decided to drop Harvard. The department has produced Goldwater and Cambridge Gates winners consistently.</p>