Have you visited any of these schools? They are all very different. SCU, CWRU are smaller schools. NEU is mid sized large. Davis, IU, and UW are huge.
Davis is ruralish. Probably like IU. SCU is suburbanish as is UW. NEU is urban. Probably like CWRU.
Weather wise, NEU, IU, and CWRU snow and are cold. UW rains. Davis can get hot in the summer. Santa Clara is pretty nice year round.
Program wise, they are all similar. Other than IU and maybe shorter, they are all generally very good regional business programs. IU is more national leaning Midwest to East coast and UW more west coast primarily NW.
SCU, UW are more semi target schools for certain areas for business. Accounting, finance, tech. IU semi target consulting, finance, IB marketing, and entrepreneurship. I hear international and global market is a strength.
As for NEU, CWRU, UCD, they are good programs but not targets or semi targets. Maybe Davis may be stronger in tech with the STEM focus.
If you are interested in Economics and policy it may not matter if you are a business major. You may want to major in economics. But as mentioned, it is more theory and does require a higher level of math. Business is more practical and has less math, but does have quite a bit of accounting classes.
Depending on what you want to do, this can open you up for different college choices and opportunities and does not constrain you should you not get admitted to the undergraduate business school.
However, if business, what field exactly of. Or accounting or finance? Tech? IB? Consulting? Like tabna44 mentions, it’s always preferable to be a direct admit.
SCU Leavey is a very good school and there’s likely connection in tech since you are in the heart of the Silicon Valley. Great weather. Ok area (Santa Clara/San Jose is ok but not the greatest college town in my mind). Class size is relatively small considering the fact that the school itself only has around 6500 undergrads. Appears to be approx 2000 students both grad and undergrad. It’s got a nice campus, and respected program. Alumni network is probably mostly on the South Bay Area.
NEU is much different than SCU. The location is great, in the heart of Boston. Not the greatest weather and can get cold. Probably good opportunities in finance and tech, and Boston is a great city to go to college. Looks like there’s a lot of fun fraternizing with BU, NEU, and other students nearby. Co-op is nice, but I hear it can be difficult to get a co-op and it’s not handed to you on a silver platter. You will need to do your due diligence in getting one. Also, housing can be a problem, I hear. NEU is quite a bit larger than SCU, 22,000 students, 5500 business students, but I’m not sure about class size. Seems to be a much different vibe than SCU.
Both Kelley and Foster are very reputable schools, but again if not direct admit, that could be a problem. Also Kelley is a large school with 10,000 students in the business school. I hear that the weather is not very good and there’s not as much diversity in the student body. Don’t know about the area, probably a small college town, but it sounds like it’s a bit remote from a big city, 50 miles from Indianapolis. If you like sports, UW and IU seem to be the best schools in this regard.
UW Foster sounds a quarter the size, 2500 students? but UW is a massive school and has over 40,000 students. I also hear it’s competitive to get into Foster and know students who did not get in and went into communications to try to get into marketing. It was difficult to find work. Of course UW has a strong foothold in the NW as you probably know. Seattle seems to be a nice city to live in as a student, as long as you don’t mind the gray weather. It can get depressing, but there’s a lot of activities to do in Washington. Great sports town and good sports program.
As for Davis, I hear great things about the school. More laid back and collaborative than other UCs. People like the small town feel of Davis. But it’s small and may not have as much things to do. It’s a huge school and is the largest UC school I believe in terms of acreage. Over 30,000 students. You definitely need a bike. They also just started up a new four year business school which I’m not sure what the program will be like. There may be some bumps along the way since the program is new. Moreover, I’m not exactly sure what the alumni network is like especially since Davis is a pretty good distance from the Bay Area though close to Sacramento. However the business program seems to be a mixture of both business and STEM. Maybe a good way to get into tech or fintech?
I am not familiar at all with CWRUs program. I’m sure it’s a good program but weather wise Cleveland is not the greatest and the city probably is not necessarily a college town. I’ve been to Cleveland and I liked it but was only there for a week for work so no idea what it would be like for a college student. The college looks small with 6000 students and only 700 in the undergrad business program. Alumni may be in the mid west.
One question you need to ask yourself is where you want to end up living not just for four years but also after graduating.
You may also want some idea as to what area of business you are considering entering into.
SCU may be considered a target school for tech and accounting (being in the Silicon Valley).
Foster is a target or semi target in finance, consulting, and tech especially in the NW.
Kelley is a semi target in IB and consulting and I hear has a solid accounting, marketing and entrepreneurship programs. Probably a good school to live and work in the Midwest and East coast. Not as well known on the west coast.
UC Davis for the west coast, CWRU for the Midwest, and NEU for the east coast are good schools for business but are not target schools for IB, finance or consulting. But are good schools for their region.
You have a lot of choices, but I’d probably first decide where I’d want to live and what area of business I really want to pursue.
Good luck!
) , i meant that i did not want to pursue that part of business.. Is there a big difference between say major in Economics and minor in business in a good school like in 