which Universities have good bio departments?

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<p>or overall science departments?
This could be helpful to premeds, etc.</p>

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<p>jhu, wustl, princeton</p>

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<p>Stanford, harvard, MIT, UCB, Cal Tech, Hopkins, Princeton, Yale, Duke, Wisconsin, Michigan, UCSD</p>

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<p>I was hoping nobody would answer this thread. No offense, but it's a ridiculous question. Most top colleges and flagship publics have "good" biology departments. For suggestions, you'll need a lot more specific criteria than that. </p>

<p>LACs with strong biology programs include Swarthmore, Reed, Haverford, Kalamazoo, Mount Holyoke, Carleton, Oberlin, Earlham, Harvey Mudd, Wellesley, Amherst, Lawrence U, Grinnell, Bowdoin, Pomona, Hendrix, Davidson, Williams, Bryn Mawr, Bates, Allegheny, Smith, Occidental, St. Olaf, Hiram, Beloit, Macalester, Knox, Hampshire, Bucknell, Colorado College, Juniata, and Lewis & Clark.</p>

<p>I find it odd that JHU has been mentioned twice, yet Cornell hasn't been mentioned. JHU's program is, IMO, too narrowly defined to be a "top" undergrad biology program.</p>

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<p>State University of NY at Stony Brook has an excellent biology program.</p>

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<p>Cornell's overall bio program isn't extraordinary, but it's ecology and agriculture programs are top-notch.</p>

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<p>JHU absolutely powns for bio</p>

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<p>theoneo- Yes, Cornell definitely makes the top 3-4 for ecology. However, its biochem/molecular bio programs are pretty strong too, especially with its connections with Rockefeller at the graduate level.</p>

<p>epiphany88- JHU is strong in biochem, certainly. However, its biology program pales in comparison to a school like Stanford, which has strong(er) programs in everything from genetics to ecology to marine biology. :rolleyes:</p>

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<p>I think Stanford, Harvard, and MIT are usually tops in biology(in that order) according to usnews.</p>