<p>With regard to reputation, Chicago is the more prestigious university. In fact, Dartmouth doesn’t really have a huge name at all, and not that many people know that it’s an Ivy League. It’s difficult to understand as a high school student, but Chicago is the more respected brand name among employers and highly-educated people in general.</p>
<p>THES Reputation Rankings: [Top</a> Universities by Reputation 2012](<a href=“http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2011-2012/reputation-rankings.html]Top”>World Reputation Rankings 2012 | Times Higher Education (THE))</p>
<p>Chicago is ranked 14th in the world, ahead of 5 of the 8 Ivy Leagues (Columbia, Cornell, Penn, Brown, Dartmouth). Dartmouth isn’t even ranked in the top 100.</p>