<p>Tufts has better student body. But Wisconsin is significantly higher ranked in just about every department ranking. You can’t ignore the caliber of student body but by the same token, you can’t ignore the significant difference in department rankings. If the difference in department rankings is smaller, then overall, maybe one can give Tufts the benefit (not really sure how one can do in practice) but to me, the difference is just too large in this case.</p>