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<p>Hmm…at least as far as prestigious faculty awards/memberships (NAS, NAE, and AAAS) go, JHU, Cal, Michigan, and Northwestern are better than Duke. I am sure Duke is better in some ways. But to be “clearly better”, the school got to be better in all major categories. That’s where the line should be drawn, IMHO. Maybe the clear edge in prestige can override this line but that only applies to HYPSM.</p>