<p>For undergrad finance (assume I will go to Ross at Michigan)</p>
<p>For grad school they are peers. For undergrad there is simply no comparison. The acceptance rate at U of M is around 50% versus 18% at NU with very different SAT’s and grades. The only reason to go to U of M is cost which could be very different.</p>
<p>Despite Northwestern’s prestige and selectivity, it does not have a business school. If you’re planning to become a business major your only choice is Michigan Ross School of Business (which by the way is phenomenal). Unless you’re planning to be majoring in the Economics section; in which case Northwestern is considered to be more reputable.</p>
<p>Say, I didn’t ask which school was harder to get into, I asked which school is better for undergraduate finance.</p>
<p>Undergrad finance is available through Kellogg certificate. But the pre-reqs are not easy (honors calculus, econometrics…etc) and the core certificate courses are more advanced/accerlerated than typical undergrad fianance courses. The good news is once you go through all that, assuming your major is econ, you get both the liberal arts education and the trade. </p>
<p>Undergrad finance at Ross would be more typical for undergrad and less intense, hence the safer choice.</p>
<p>SAY, I respectfully disagree. Michigan and Northwestern are peers, on both the undergrad & grad level.</p>
<p>second, you can’t determine how good a school based on its acceptance rate. Michigan has more spots to fill (it is a public university, indeed) and thus has to fulfill a certain quota for both in-state and out of state students.</p>
<p>third, its acceptance rate is not “50%”. Michigan received 28% more applications this year than last and has fewer spots available. Therefore, I would expect the acceptance rate to be much lower than 50%. I’d say around 35-40%. but that’s beside the point.</p>
<p>as for deciding between which school to go to, keep in mind that each will give you excellent employment opportunities after graduation. Both schools are well-rounded and appreciably diverse. Michigan has an elite undergrad business program, and Northwestern’s Econ department is easily top 5 in the U.S.</p>