<p>Academics: UChicago is more liberal arts oriented. Northwestern has liberal arts + communications, education, engineering, journalism and music. In a way, Northwestern is more flexible with interdisciplinarity and offers majors in almost every subject.</p>
<p>Location: I think Northwestern wins in terms of accessibility to Chicago. You can walk to a station/bus stop and take the train or intercampus shuttle to downtown Chicago. I’m sure UChicago has its own service, but it’s surrounded by sketchy neighborhoods. Plus, Northwestern has its own lakefront in a moderately wealthy region (North Shore).</p>