If you search for best biotechnology colleges in USA on the internet, you'll get couple of lists with completely different names mentioned. I prefer list created by user rating. Hope you'll find given info useful. 
Purdue University
University is located in West Lafayette, Indiana. It’s established in 1868, thanks to generous donation of land and money by local businessman, John Purdue. It all started with 6 professors and 39 students, and today – Purdue is second largest college in Indiana. In 2010, 6,614 academic staff and 39,726 students were enrolled in various study programs. With 210 major areas of study, students can earn degree in different scientific, technological and agricultural disciplines.
Stanford University
Leland Stanford Junior University (full name) is located in Stanford, California. It’s founded in 1831 by Governor of California, in honor of his son who died of typhoid. Until 1930 tuition was free of charge. It survived San Francisco earthquake and several money crises. Today, that is prestigious college with over 40 Nobel Prizes won. Google, Yahoo, Hewlett Packard … are just few examples of the companies founded by the faculty members. University is divided in 7 schools: humanities and sciences, earth sciences, schools of business, education, engineering, law and medicine.
University of California San Diego
UCSD is located in La Jolla, California, near the Pacific Ocean. More than 23000 undergraduates and 5500 graduates are enrolled in ~200 study programs. It’s one of the best public undergraduate colleges (Public Ivy) in America. University operates 4 research institutes. For the past three years, it’s ranked No 1 University in nation by Washington Monthly. Successful research in oceanography, molecular biology and genetics, neuroscience and behavior, global warming phenomena, as well as Keeling Curve and green fluorescent protein discoveries are just few things that UCSD is famous for.
Boston University
BU is located in Boston, Massachusetts. That is private university with over 4000 teachers and 31000 students enrolled in study programs in 18 schools divided in two campuses. Martin Luther King earned PhD at BU and one out of the 7 Nobel Prizes that BU won. University is truly “green”, focused on proper waste management and recycling, energy efficiency and sustainable building development. BU is famous for its high research activity, just in 2009-2010 research expenditures were > 407.8 million dollars.
University of California Davis
UCD is located in Davis, California. It’s public research university, established in 1905. Nobel and Pulitzer Prizes, National Medal of Science, Presidential Early Career Award in Science and Engineering…are just some of the honors won by university members over the years. UCD undergraduate programs can be divided in 4 major categories (colleges): Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Biological Science, Engineering and Letters & Science. UCD is listed as Public Ivy. Thanks to sustainability and climate change efforts, Sierra Magazine ranked UCD No 1 “coolest” in 2012 and “Newsweek” ranked it 10th “happiest” and 11th “greenest” school in USA in 2011.
Oregon State University
OSU is located in Corvallis, Oregon. Students (> 23000) can choose between 200 undergraduate programs. Microbiology, ecology, forestry, biochemistry, zoology, oceanography, food science and pharmacy…are some of the most popular. Jurassic Park story (and movie) is inspired by the OSU’s entomology professor George Poinar, Jr. and his work on DNA extraction from insects fossilized in amber.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
RPI is located in Troy, New York. It’s private research university founded in 1824. University is divided in 5 schools that are offering 140 degree programs in 60 different fields. RPI is ranked No 7 by salary potential after graduation and it’s among top 50 national universities. Research centers operated by RPI are focused on biotechnology, energy & environment and nanotechnology, among other technical fields. James Fallon, adult stem cell pioneer, earned his diploma at RPI.
Columbia University
Columbia University is located in New York, New York. It’s founded as King’s college in 1754 and it’s considered to be one of the private Ivy colleges. Columbia University encompasses 20 schools and is lying on more than 6 city blocks. Some students became very rich and successful (20 living billionaires), powerful (29 heads of state, including 3 presidents) or famous (25 Academy Award winners) after graduating from Columbia. ~30 currently marketed medical products, green fluorescent protein labeling, 600 patents and 250 active license agreements…are showing how creative and fruitful work on Columbia can be.
Each of this school will provide necessary amount of knowledge, you just need to pick one that is oriented the most toward your favorite field of science and biotechnology.
Purdue University
University is located in West Lafayette, Indiana. It’s established in 1868, thanks to generous donation of land and money by local businessman, John Purdue. It all started with 6 professors and 39 students, and today – Purdue is second largest college in Indiana. In 2010, 6,614 academic staff and 39,726 students were enrolled in various study programs. With 210 major areas of study, students can earn degree in different scientific, technological and agricultural disciplines.
Stanford University
Leland Stanford Junior University (full name) is located in Stanford, California. It’s founded in 1831 by Governor of California, in honor of his son who died of typhoid. Until 1930 tuition was free of charge. It survived San Francisco earthquake and several money crises. Today, that is prestigious college with over 40 Nobel Prizes won. Google, Yahoo, Hewlett Packard … are just few examples of the companies founded by the faculty members. University is divided in 7 schools: humanities and sciences, earth sciences, schools of business, education, engineering, law and medicine.
University of California San Diego
UCSD is located in La Jolla, California, near the Pacific Ocean. More than 23000 undergraduates and 5500 graduates are enrolled in ~200 study programs. It’s one of the best public undergraduate colleges (Public Ivy) in America. University operates 4 research institutes. For the past three years, it’s ranked No 1 University in nation by Washington Monthly. Successful research in oceanography, molecular biology and genetics, neuroscience and behavior, global warming phenomena, as well as Keeling Curve and green fluorescent protein discoveries are just few things that UCSD is famous for.
Boston University
BU is located in Boston, Massachusetts. That is private university with over 4000 teachers and 31000 students enrolled in study programs in 18 schools divided in two campuses. Martin Luther King earned PhD at BU and one out of the 7 Nobel Prizes that BU won. University is truly “green”, focused on proper waste management and recycling, energy efficiency and sustainable building development. BU is famous for its high research activity, just in 2009-2010 research expenditures were > 407.8 million dollars.
University of California Davis
UCD is located in Davis, California. It’s public research university, established in 1905. Nobel and Pulitzer Prizes, National Medal of Science, Presidential Early Career Award in Science and Engineering…are just some of the honors won by university members over the years. UCD undergraduate programs can be divided in 4 major categories (colleges): Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Biological Science, Engineering and Letters & Science. UCD is listed as Public Ivy. Thanks to sustainability and climate change efforts, Sierra Magazine ranked UCD No 1 “coolest” in 2012 and “Newsweek” ranked it 10th “happiest” and 11th “greenest” school in USA in 2011.
Oregon State University
OSU is located in Corvallis, Oregon. Students (> 23000) can choose between 200 undergraduate programs. Microbiology, ecology, forestry, biochemistry, zoology, oceanography, food science and pharmacy…are some of the most popular. Jurassic Park story (and movie) is inspired by the OSU’s entomology professor George Poinar, Jr. and his work on DNA extraction from insects fossilized in amber.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
RPI is located in Troy, New York. It’s private research university founded in 1824. University is divided in 5 schools that are offering 140 degree programs in 60 different fields. RPI is ranked No 7 by salary potential after graduation and it’s among top 50 national universities. Research centers operated by RPI are focused on biotechnology, energy & environment and nanotechnology, among other technical fields. James Fallon, adult stem cell pioneer, earned his diploma at RPI.
Columbia University
Columbia University is located in New York, New York. It’s founded as King’s college in 1754 and it’s considered to be one of the private Ivy colleges. Columbia University encompasses 20 schools and is lying on more than 6 city blocks. Some students became very rich and successful (20 living billionaires), powerful (29 heads of state, including 3 presidents) or famous (25 Academy Award winners) after graduating from Columbia. ~30 currently marketed medical products, green fluorescent protein labeling, 600 patents and 250 active license agreements…are showing how creative and fruitful work on Columbia can be.
Each of this school will provide necessary amount of knowledge, you just need to pick one that is oriented the most toward your favorite field of science and biotechnology.
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