<p>PHYSICS:
Cornell University, #7
University of Chicago, #7
Columbia University, #11</p>
<p>Advantage, Cornell and Chicago over Columbia by a hair</p>
<p>UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING:
Cornell University, #9
Columbia University, #20
University of Chicago, N/A</p>
<p>Advantage, Cornell over Columbia</p>
<p>Unless there are major differences in cost of attendance, Cornell is the rational choice here.</p>