<p>I’m not sure how Cornell ranks so highly in the BW rankings (though Marshall ranks higher in USNWR). AEM seems to be one of Cornell’s less selective programs (USC Marshall has higher SATs and selectivity than Cornell AEM), and academically it seems to be very limited in scope.</p>
<p>Take a look at the course offerings:
<a href=“http://business.aem.cornell.edu/academics/courses.htm[/url]”>http://business.aem.cornell.edu/academics/courses.htm</a></p>
<p>They have ~ 60 courses in the AEM department, and none of the disciplines (other than Agribusiness) offer nearly as in-depth coursework as USC Marshall, which has roughly 150 courses (including Leventhal school of Accounting). For example, it looks as if Cornell offers 8 upper-division finance courses. Marshall offers 29 different upper-division finance courses for undergraduates, spanning 5 different undergraduate finance concentrations.</p>
<p>Take a look at Marshall’s course catalogue:
<a href=“http://www.usc.edu/dept/publications/cat2006/schools/business/concentration/finance.html[/url]”>http://www.usc.edu/dept/publications/cat2006/schools/business/concentration/finance.html</a></p>
<p>Marshall has considerably more depth in every one of it’s departments, including finance, entreprenurship, business communication, management, marketing, operations, and accounting. </p>
<p>As far as i can tell, the only subject in which Cornell has stronger course offerings is Agri-Business (ie, Farm Management).</p>