<p>I am a Michigan alum, but I have a great deal of respect for Chicago. I will give you a Wolverine’s point of view:</p>
<p>school size/community:
Michigan is much larger than Chicago, but Ross is small (350 students per graduating class) and relatively self-contained). </p>
<p>Each of those two communities is special in its own unique way and impossible to quantify. I think Michigan probably has more variety (engineers, business students, nurses, varsity athletes, performance arts majors, greeks etc…) while Chicago probably has a more intellectually intense and academically focused community, but those are generalizations.</p>
<p>student life:
Both have very rich campus atmospheres with unlimited student offerings. </p>
<p>recruitment from bulge brackets:
I think Ross has a slight edge here, not because it is better or more reputable, but because business schools have more active and aggressive career offices. </p>
<p>internship opportunities:
Again, I would probably give Ross the slight edge for the same reason as above.</p>
<p>education:
I am not a fan of undergraduate business. I prefer the intellectual variety and intensity of a classical undergraduate education. For this reason, I give the edge to Chicago here. However, Ross only requires 55 credits, so Business majors can easily take more than half their classes at the school of Literature, Science and the Arts, thereby still getting a well-rounded classical liberal arts education. Even then, I give Chicago the edge here. </p>
<p>girls:
Both universities have a multitude of highly accomplished, interresting and attractive men and women.</p>
<p>faculty/professors:
Both universities have excellent faculties, but between Chicago Economics and Ross, the edge goes to Chicago, which arguably has the best Econ department on earth.</p>
<p>facilities:
Both universities have awesome facilities thanks to their impressive endowments, but Ross is a new, state-of-the-art, $150 million facility. I would give the slight edge to Michigan in this case.</p>
<p>help to find employment:
Business programs generally have very pronounced career offices, and Ross is no exception. The edge here goes to Michigan.</p>
<p>reputation in the business world:
You will be hard pressed to find universities with stronger reputations than Chicago or Michigan. Both are highly regarded and are very well represented in the private sector. I don’t think either school has the advantage here.</p>
<p>average starting salaries:
This depends on the type of job you get. I don’t think either school has the edge here.</p>
<p>When it comes to those two universities, I don’t believe either one has a significant advantage over the other in any significant factor. As such, I would recommend choosing based on personal preference.</p>