<p>I think Duke is a clear choice for engineering. To even get an engineering degree from Dartmouth (a Bachelor of Engineering), you have to complete an AB degree first and then apply during your time at Dartmouth. Thus, it most often takes 5 years to complete the program and you aren’t guaranteed admission. You can get an AB in engineering at Dartmouth, but I wouldn’t suggest it unless you’re 100% sure you don’t want to go into engineering as a profession, but simply want to study it. It’s also not as impressive on a resume even if you do decide you want to go into something like finance. There aren’t even departments within the Thayer School, just faculty advisors. Having said that, I think people often unnecessarily overweight the strength of a particular college/department/program when making their decision and the overall university strength is more important. In this case, however, Dartmouth lacks the course offerings of Duke and it would take most likely another year to get your degree, and I see Dartmouth and Duke overall as basically equal, so I’d take Duke’s more established engineering school.</p>
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