I’m confused how you can say Penn is stronger at the undergraduate level for humanities? Based on what exactly? Dubious translated graduate rankings and looking at number of course offerings?
You also say Penn is better at JHU at French. Yet, where is Penn on this pretty established and reputed list sponsored by none other than France itself?
http://highereducation.frenchculture.org/centers-of-excellence
I can lay claim that JHU is also stronger at Writing Seminars, Romance Languages, International Relations, East Asian Studies and a myriad of other non-STEM majors vs Penn, but that doesn’t make what I say unequivocal fact.