<p>My point was that since the OP gave us NO information except that NEU and BU are under consideration, just about *any *recommendation is somewhat “random”.
Is he saying BU and NEU because they are in Boston? If so, then Brandeis might be good. But Elon or any other non-Boston-area school is random.
Did he pick them for a particular major say, Biomed engineering? If so both Brandeis and Elon are not appropriate.
Did he pick them because they are in the heart of a big city? then Brandeis and Elon won’t work.
Did he pick them because they are big universities with huge numbers of different major? Again, Brandeis and Elon don’t fit.</p>
<p>Additionally, the OP didn’t ask us to recommend any other schools. He asked about the differences between those two.</p>