<p>UChicago has a much stronger alumni network than Dartmouth. Forbes places it in the top 6 in # of billionaires; Dartmouth isn’t in the top 10. No surprise when you consider UChicago’s Law School and Business School are also tops:</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.forbes.com/2010/08/11/harvard-stanford-columbia-business-billionaires-universities_slide_7.html[/url]”>http://www.forbes.com/2010/08/11/harvard-stanford-columbia-business-billionaires-universities_slide_7.html</a></p>
<p>Not to mention academics: UChicago’s 87 Nobel Prizes to Darmouth’s 3. </p>
<p>But really it isn’t even a fair comparison. Dartmouth doesn’t really belong in the research university category. It’s a small, liberal arts college–charming in some ways if you like the small town appeal and don’t mind the over-the-top frat scene. UChicago is a major research university with all the resources you would expect from one of the best universities in the world.</p>
<p>Dartmouth enjoyed more popularity than it deserved for many years but now UChicago has passed it up in admissions selectivity, while Dartmouth has dropped because of some campus issues. And there’s no turning back. Anyone on this forum knows that UChicago is rising faster than any school in the country. Dartmouth is what it always was–a nice, small liberal arts college.</p>