<p>Dtex, in terms of Art History, here are the Gourman rankings for undergraduate programs</p>
<p>Gourman Ranking for art history:</p>
<p>NYU
Harvard
Princeton
Yale
Columbia
UC Berkeley
Stanford
Bryn Mawr
U Michigan AA
Johns Hopkins
U Penn
UCLA
U Chicago
Brown
UNC Chapel Hill
Cornell</p>
<p>It seems like Penn has a pretty strong undergraduate program according to these rankings. </p>
<p>I believe that Vassar also has a strong art program, so I think that the decision should probably come down to other factors. Penn is a school of almost 10,000 undergraduates located in a large city with lots to do. It has a beautiful campus, but some of the areas several blocks away are not as nice. It offers many different academic choices and options and, while extremely well-known for business, it also offers strong programs in numerous liberal arts areas. The male/female ratio is fairly even and it is fairly diverse (59% white). </p>
<p>Vassar is a much smaller school (about 2400 undergraduates), with a beautiful campus. However, it is located near a rather moribund city with little to do. Vassar is known for its liberal atmosphere and it has some wonderful academic departments. The male female ratio is 40/60 and it is less diverse than Penn (about 75% white). </p>
<p>If money is an issue, then clearly Penn is the better choice. If not, then I think that because the two schools are quite different, your friend’s D should consider what type of atmosphere would suit her better.</p>