Brown除了有Ivy之名,其它基本都不如Duke
Business school: Brown - none, Duke - ~Top 10
Law: Brown - none, Duke ~Top 10
Medical school: Brown - #35, Duke ~ top 10
College admission rate: Brown ~ Duke (similar) - student quality is on par.
Sports: Duke >>> Brown
Campus: Duke >> Brown
Location/City: Brown ~ Duke (both at decent places but not great places)
Student life: Duke >= Brown
Research: Duke > Brown
Career pathway: Duke >= Brown
Graduate school feeder: Duke ~ Brown
University endowment (2024): Duke $11.9B, Brown $7.2B
US News ranking: Duke has been T10 for majority of the last 30 yrs ( a few times in T5). Brown has been T15 (a few times in T10) for majority of the last 30 years.
Overall rep: about equal. Brown has the ivy name, Duke is an ivyplus and overall a slightly stronger and more culturally vibrant university.