<p>These are equivalent schools at the undergrad level overall. HYPSM are equivalent. Brown, Dartmouth, Columbia, Penn, Duke, UChicago, WashU, and Northwestern are equivalent at the undergrad level overall.</p>
<p>Duke > UChicago at the undergrad level for IB. UChicago > Duke at the graduate level.
Go to the one you like without worrying about IB recruitment, # of Nobel winners… Transfer after the first year if you don’t like your experience. Transferring shouldn’t be too hard (if you have good grades) since these are equivalent schools.</p>