URochester vs Brandeis vs Emory vs Tufts

All of them except Tufts also award significant merit aid, so they’re all attracting students who are academically highly qualified and serious. I’ve known students who could have attended a higher ranked college like Tufts to accept the full ride at Brandeis, for example. Since they’re all within the top 100 colleges of the US, I don’t think you’ll go wrong with any of them.