<p>ehiunno,</p>
<p>I would think Duke’s name carries slightly more clout because of its basketball program. It may sound stupid, but anyone who watches a Duke basketball game has to hear Dick Vitale ramble on about Dukes “over 1400 average SAT score” (which I’m sure no one on the basketball team has). So I think that does help. However, you should be able to do just as well out of UVa as Duke–likely better if you come out of the Comm school (if thats what you want to do). I don’t know anything about the engineering program’s recruitment.</p>
<p>Sachmoney,</p>
<p>OOS UVa is substantially cheaper than Gtown or Duke. UVa’s estimated total cost of attendance for OOS is $38,125, Georgetown’s is $51,120, and Duke’s is $45,121.</p>
<p>As for Georgetown, 70% of the students come from east coast states, 71% of Dukes students are from East Coast States, and 85% of students are from East Coast States at UVa. All 50 states are represented at each. However, since UVa is more than 2x as large as Gtown and Duke, there are at least the same amount of students from all over the country, if not more. So I wouldn’t say UVa isn’t “national.”</p>