UChicago vs Duke vs Northwestern vs UPenn vs Cornell

Penn95
Mon, 08 May 2017 05:23:01 +0000

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Economics: Chicago > Penn > Duke ~ Cornell

Physics: Cornell~ Chicago > Penn > Duke

CS: Cornell > Penn > Duke >~ Chicago

Engineering: Cornell > Penn >~ Duke > Chicago

(by >~ i mean marginally better, by ~ more or less equally good, > meaningfully better)

Chicago shouldn’t probably even be compared for engineering since it doesn’t really offer engineering except for the molecular engineering program I think.

In terms of overall undergraduate standing, i think most would put Penn, Chicago and prob. Duke too a notch above Cornell.

That said, when choosing for undergrad at this level, fit is more important than small differences in strength.