These resources briefly outline academic programs, financial aid resources, cost of study, application requirements, exams required for admission and other information.

• Faculty recommendations
• Graduate school guide books in Office of Career Development; email Career Development or visit directly in person the Career Development Office in Curtis Hall.
• General Graduate School Websites:
  
  
  • Petersons
  • Grad Schools.com
  • Graduate Guide
  • GradView
  • MIT Career Office: Applying to Graduate School
  • FInding a Graduate Program - Getting Started
  • Advice for Undergraduates Considering Graduate School 
  • University of Pittsburg, A Primer on Applying to Graduate School
    
• Graduate School Resources for Biology:
  
  
  • Graduate School in Biology (info about specific biology areas)
  • University of Pennsylvania Career Services: Biological Sciences
    Resources for Students Considering Graduate and Professional School 
  • Binghamton University - Department of Biological Sciences
  • University of Delaware - Graduate School and Research Careers
  • Holy Cross - Graduate School in Biology
    

Evaluate Graduate Programs

Often, though not always, the quality of a graduate school is not as important as the quality of a graduate program and its faculty.  Consider the following points to help you determine and eventually rank the quality of potential graduate programs.

• Prestige/reputation of the institution/accreditation
• Faculty/department reputation and interests
• Size of departments
• Specialization(s)
• Special strengths and weaknesses
• Student/Faculty ratio
• Curriculum and services
• Career placement services
• Library and technology resources
• Geographic location
• Selectivity of admissions
• Housing and facilities
• Enrollment
• Amount of financial support
• Types of employment secured by graduates
  

Rank Graduate Programs:

• Education and Social Science Library - College and University Rankings
  
  
• The Chronicle of Higher Education - Facts and Figures