The midsize city of Ann Arbor is home to the University of Michigan, one of the top research schools in the country. UMich stands out in medicine, with programs in pharmacology, dentistry and public health. It plays host to around 32,000 undergraduate students. Famous alumni/ae include six Nobel laureates.

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• Admissions counselor: Jenna McCormick
  • Nelsonjj@umich.edu
  • 734-647-3052

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If you’d like to study close to home, take a look at the University of Texas at Arlington. It’s home to around 48,000 students and features such majors as biochemistry, public health and exercise science. The school also earns high marks in diversity and social mobility from U.S. News and World Report.

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  • karla.hernandez@uta.edu

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One of the most renowned schools in the world, Cornell sits on 4,800 scenic acres in Ithaca, New York. The Ivy League school offers majors such as biomedical engineering and human development. Since its founding in 1865, Cornell has educated 50 Nobel laureates. Famous alumni/ae include Bill Nye and Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

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• Email admissions: southwestprospects@cornell.edu

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One of the nation's largest historically Black universities, Texas Southern plays host to about 10,000 students in Houston's Third Ward. Its 100 undergraduate programs include biology and chemistry, and the school has rigorous doctoral offerings, including pharmaceutical science and environmental toxicology.

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A leading research university, Georgia Institute of Technology is located in Atlanta. It ranks No. 3 in biomedical engineering, according to U.S. News and World Report. Georgia Tech's 15,353 undergraduate students can also study chemistry, biochemistry, neuroscience and psychology, all while living in a major American urban center.

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  • admission@gatech.edu
  • 404-894-4154

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