<p>Which one would be better?</p>
<p>If you have gotten into them both already and Vandy is not offering you a full scholarship then definitely Duke...no question about it. Duke ranks in the top 5 every year in the Putnam contest--I don't think Vandy has ever even made the top 10. Duke is much better academically.</p>
<p>vandy gave me 38k (3/4ths tuition merit + grant), duke gave me 29k</p>
<p>but who knows how that will change (i have a brother who will graduate in a year or 2, and my dad jsut changed jobs)</p>
<p>i'd still go to duke.</p>