<p>Which is more prestigious, which has better recruiting (for a business career), and which looks better for grad school (MBA)? Thanks.</p>
<p>my obvious plus would be for Cornell ILR, but I am very obviously biased. </p>
<p>In general, even not looking at ILR, I would say Cornell is easily the winner when it comes to recruiting and for grad school. So, you have this to take advantage of ... on top of that, I know that Goldman Sachs held private recruitment sessions for studnets in the ILR school at Cornell last fall. Many companies recruit heavily at Cornell ... probably thanks in part due to its prestige and the sheer size of its student body. I'm not saying that Colgate isn't recruited, but my assumption would be that it's much easier to land that big time wall street type job comming from Cornell. </p>
<p>I did look heavily at Colgate (and Hamilton College), but Cornell ILR was a much better fit for me. There's no doubt that I made the right choice, and I can answer some specific questions about why I turned down the Colgate/LAC route for ILR at Cornell.</p>
<p>I think Cornell is more prestigious and most likely has better recruiting and looks better for a grad school, but having said that, Colgate is not far behind at all.</p>
<p>Think about it, there are thousands and thousands of econ majors... but only this one ILR program. I'm thinking ILR will seem more in demand and more unique to recruiters.</p>
<p>Depends on what enviornment you learn best in.</p>
<p>Colgate is more my speed than Cornell--because of size. For me, knowing my profs and getting to know them, and not having to jostle with many grad students is a plus. As for grad school, I'd say that it's a dead heat.</p>
<p>Wingman, I know you were only asking about Cornell and Colgate, but it just seems ridiculous to me to have a discussion about Economics programs without mentioning the University of Chicago.</p>
<p>The University of Chicago and Stanford University Economics Departments are more prestigious for Economics. As for recruiting, I don't see how you could possibly have trouble finding a job with an economics degree from those schools.</p>
<p>I should note that one of the "mottos" of the ILR schools is "a small school in a large university", and this is very true. The stigma is that a large school will prevent students from getting close to professors, but 1) this certainly isn't the case at Cornell and 2) this especially isn't the case at the ILR school with only 800 total students.</p>
<p>800 people with the same major (and at a larger school) versus 2,750 students at a LAC college spread across 51 majorsis smaller? I'm pretty sure that there are not 800 Econ majors at Colgate (using % figures fron USN).</p>
<p>ILR in relation to Cronell as a whole may be intimate, but in comparison to Colgate it is not.</p>
<p>ILR without a doubt. Not even worth comparing.</p>
<p>In terms of faculty-students ratio in a major, Colgate's 280 or so econ students aren't that much better off than Cornell's ILR students.</p>
<p>okay, ILoveSchool, he dindt ask about University of Chicago or Stangford, he didnt ask which si best, he asked what is better, stop being so prententious...and answe the question.</p>