<p>public university programs generally receive more funding than private. So UW would probably have a better bio program.</p>
<p>RSood06 - actually, it's more often the other way around. Publics have to compete with all the other initiatives for state funds, and their funding has been cut back pretty much across the board. So if you live in a state that's rolling in money and no one complains about budget cut- backs, the public school will have scads of money. But if you live in the other 50 states, the public may be hurting. That's why they all - public and private - compete so much for federal grant money.</p>