Northwestern vs. Hopkins

NUGrad5555
Fri, 20 Apr 2007 01:18:08 +0000

well. I would disagree. Northwestern outdoes Hopkins in many areas, besides med school. Northwestern has a top ranked law school, med school, and other programs as well. It also has a higher ranked undergrad program. Its student body is a little bit stronger. It has stronger placement at most top law schools. It has better recruitment, as evidenced by recruitment calendars for major banking and consulting firms. Both are great. I think that NU has a leg up though. And do not be fooled by JHU prestige. People know about it b/c of its med school. I really do not hear much about Hopkins undergrad. Put it this way. Northwestern doesn’t offer any merit rides. Its student body is 2 x the size of Hopkins. Hopkins offers a range of merit scholarships. Even though it still has a much smaller class to fill, Northwestern (by the numbers) has a more talented student body. What does that tell you about the desirability of the two schools? Probably not much, but probably that Northwestern students probably want to be there more so than the students at Hopkins.