<p>Rice isn't very well known outside the south. Northwestern, on the other hand, is fairly well known in Midwest and East Coast. NU, even if it doesn't have business program, has a top notch Econ department and it places its graduates very well into top consulting and other business firms. Besides, I thought that Duke was called 'harvard of south', not rice. I would easily choose to go to NU if the cost isn't an issue.</p>
<p>Even though Northwestern doesn't have an undergrad business major, it has what's called a "certificate program" (offered through Kellogg), but it has a separate admissions process (prerequisites apply) and is for juniors and seniors only.</p>
<p>Read more about it here:
Kellogg</a> School Certificate Program for Undergraduates - Kellogg School of Management - Northwestern University</p>
<p>Also, I don't think ricegal meant any harm by that statement. She was probably half-kidding.</p>
<p>The undergraduate programs that produce the largest numbers of CEO's and successful venture capitalists are not those affiliated with the name brand business schools. I do not believe that Duke or any of the top Ivies offers an undergraduate business major. Rice has produced far more than its share of business leaders and innovators. If medicine is in your future, you should consider the fact that Rice presents undergraduate internship and research opportunities that are unmatched anywhere, a benefit of being part of the largest medical complex in the world.</p>