<p>Brown’s reign has faded to be honest. We live in a different era now.</p>
<p>These days, Brown is considered inferior to even Cornell and Dartmouth. Brown is not well-renowned for anything. In today’s rankings-driven world, its historic reputation is not enough to carry it through. It likes to brag about its overall undergraduate focus but the truth is that most top 20 schools have a strong undergraduate focus as well, plus more. It loses out in every way, including its very low endowment. How many top-ranked departments does Brown have?</p>
<p>Btw, not that tests are everything, but Northwestern has higher SAT/ACT averages than Brown. </p>
<p>Northwestern and Brown are not peers. Northwestern is a strong research university AND a liberal arts college, whereas Brown is more like a strong liberal arts college only, nothing more.</p>