We begin our tour of the US ultra elites with Northwestern University (Kellogg).
The Chicago Economic Area is the fourth largest in the US in terms of personal income.
FT 2005 ranks Northwestern #11 worldwide and #9 in the US.
Its ranks in 2004 and 2003 were similar. In FT 2003, it was ranked just below NYU and just above MIT. In 2001 and 2002, all of the other ultra elites enjoyed higher ranks than Northwestern (contrast with BW ranking below).
EIU 2004 ranks Northwestern #1 in the world.
BW 2004 ranks Northwestern #1 in the US. From 1988 though 2004 the lowest showing for Northwestern has been #3. The 2004 ranking is the fifth time Northwestern was #1 for BW (Penn has received "only" 4 #1 rankings by BW).
https://www.kellogg.nwu.edu/admissions/p ... earmba.htm
https://www.kellogg.nwu.edu/admissions/apply/index.htm