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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Northwestern is ranked higher than 5 of the 8 Ivy League schools.

In 1980, the Ivy League wanted Northwestern to join the Ivy League, but Northwestern's athletics director put a stop to it due to concern about constant travel to the East for athletic events.

With respect to athletic leagues, the Big Ten Conference is far superior to the Ivy League.

Also, when the University of Chicago was teetering financially, U Chicago looked to Northwestern as their hope to remain solvent.
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Northwestern's endowment exceeds that of several Ivy League schools.[/b]

Seems like Cornell is a better fit for the Big Ten Conference (as Cornell's agriculture school could find compatriots in the Big Ten) and that Northwestern is a better fit for the Ivy League.

Current "Ivy plus" schools are, typically, Stanford, Duke, & U Chicago--all outstanding academic institutions as is Northwestern University.

At least Northwestern has a magnificent setting on its own ocean (Lake Michigan).[/quote]

Northwestern is a fantastic school but its endowment per student is lower than most Ivies.

Princeton $4,103,050 
Yale $2,426,601
Harvard $2,012,725 
Dartmouth $1,226,915 
Penn $855,494 
Brown $605,048 
Northwestern $538,953
Cornell $389,734 
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Excellent point. Of course, I was referring to the overall total endowment per school, not the per capita breakdown. Both overall & per capita are important numbers with respect to college & university endowments.[/quote]

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