Northwestern vs. Columbia

<p>So, I need to make a decision -- I'm hoping some of you have helpful insights and opinions. The Northwestern forum has a lot of insightful people browsing it, but naturally it's going to be somewhat biased, so I have a combined thread on the engineering forum.</p>

<p>Northwestern</a> vs. Columbia</p>

<p>Out of curiosity, are Columbia’s programs in applied math, engineering, etc, any stronger than NU’s? I thought NU was quite good on this front.</p>