<p>I agree with what a lot of the poster above said. They also have some different strengths on the department level. BU has a great Communications school and Econ dept. NU is better for Sociology and most types of engineering. Their business schools are pretty equal. You really need to look at what is important to you. That said even though they are separated in USNews rankings by a few spots, NU is harder to get into, with their average SAT scores being over 100 points higher than BUs and NU admits a third of applicants compared to BU’s half.</p>