Most Prestigious

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My definition of prestige is widely known reputation resulting from excellence in academics, achievement, etc. </p>

<p>I understand that U Chicago is ranked much higher than the other schools but practically no one in the US (by that I mean common people) has heard of U Chicago. UCLA, on the other hand, is widely known for either their academic excellence, contribution to the nation/world, sports, etc. Basically I see UCLA as a household name on par with Harvard, Princeton, and Yale. But I can understand that the business and academic world would most likely view U Chicago as more prestigious. Just my thoughts.

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<p>Most people in the US have not heard of Chicago, probably because of their lack of a sports team (compared to Northwestern). </p>

<p>But Chicago truly is academic. A good example is the number of Nobel laurelates they have … I think that number is 82 or 83 … one of the highest of all US universities (I’m not sure if Columbia has more or not). Their econ department is one of the best … home of the Chicago school of Economics (the thought process) and is where Milton Friedman once taught.</p>

<p>That said, if you go to any of those schools, I doubt that you’ll have trouble finding employment, because most employers look at all those schools you’ve listed very highly.</p>