Johns Hopkins University is a private institution that was founded in 1876. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 6,251 and the campus size is 140 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Johns Hopkins University's ranking in the 2015 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, 12. Its tuition and fees are $47,060 (2014-15). Johns Hopkins University

Northwestern University is a private institution that was founded in 1851. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 8,688, its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 231 acres. It utilizes a quarter-based academic calendar. Northwestern University's ranking in the 2015 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, 13. Its tuition and fees are $47,251 (2014-15). What