<p>For academic prestige, the USNWR Peer Review is the best indicator where Hopkins is slightly over Northwestern. However, I would like to point out that a 0.2 or 0.3 difference (whatever it is right now) in peer review usually just means that people view the schools similarly.</p>
<p>seriously, go visit. They are so similar on paper, but in person, they are very very different.</p>