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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Northwestern > Michigan?  For undergraduate academics, generally, yes if similar price. Depends on program — e.g., not for aerospace engineering. [/quote]

What about UM computer engineering vs Duke?  Obviously UM is higher ranked for that, but Duke is Duke.[/quote]

DC loves both schools and would be thrilled with either. I can’t speak to the computer engineering program, but I do know that housing is a big difference with these two schools.

Duke is very campus-oriented and requires its students to live on campus for 3 years with the option of moving off campus 4th year, though only a small minority do. In contrast, Michigan requires first years to live on campus, but then if I remember correctly, about half move off campus for second year, with many more following third and fourth year. Much of the housing is right off campus (walkable) but it seems to vary in terms of cost and convenience.

DH and I went to very campus-focused schools, but we saw that Michigan has an off-campus housing office to help, and a website with more information, too. So that might be worth checking out. But if your DC has a strong preference one way or another, this could be a big factor. (Duke does a great job with residential life - they make the transition to second year very easy. The whole thing seems remarkably smooth and positive.) [/quote]

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