<p>According to the NYT Cross-Admit table,</p>
<p>Virginia:Northwestern 59:41</p>
<p>(Rice wasn’t listed)</p>
<p>[The</a> New York Times > Week in Review > Image > Collegiate Matchups: Predicting Student Choices](<a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2006/09/17/weekinreview/20060917_LEONHARDT_CHART.html]The”>The New York Times > Week in Review > Image > Collegiate Matchups: Predicting Student Choices)</p>
<p>This was based on the Avery study, which had </p>
<p>Rice #17
Virginia #20
Northwestern #23</p>
<p>[SSRN-A</a> Revealed Preference Ranking of U.S. Colleges and Universities by Christopher Avery, Mark Glickman, Caroline Hoxby, Andrew Metrick](<a href=“http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=601105#]SSRN-A”>http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=601105#)</p>
<p>See the Admission data for yourself here:</p>
<p>[College</a> Navigator - Compare Institutions](<a href=“College Navigator - Compare Institutions”>College Navigator - Compare Institutions)</p>
<p>The 25-75% SAT’s for Northwestern and Rice are equivalent, with a definite advantage over UVa. So, UVa’s rankings according to Avery differ from the SAT’s. When in doubt, go with the SAT’s 25-75%.</p>
<p>While these Universities may seem similar, there is a huge difference in size. UVa has 15K, Northwestern 9K, and Rice only 3K. </p>
<p>Lastly, you can check out the WSJ feeder school list.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.wsjclassroomedition.com/pdfs/wsj_college_092503.pdf[/url]”>http://www.wsjclassroomedition.com/pdfs/wsj_college_092503.pdf</a></p>