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<li><p>Both MIT and Berkeley are “strongest” in a lot more than just “Engineering”. Engineering covers about 3/4s of what MIT does, so it doesn’t help you think about what it does best. I’m not certain Engineering would be among the top 5 departments at Berkeley.</p></li>
<li><p>Chicago is a top international brand-name in Economics, Mathematics, Physics, Sociology, Classics, Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Public Policy. Also very strong in life sciences, English, Anthropology, Political Science, Statistics, History, foreign language teaching, and probably a bunch of other areas, too.</p></li>
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