Rutgers Business School vs Gabelli School of Business (Undergrad)

As the title says, I'm currently deciding between Rutgers Business School and Fordham's Gabelli School of Business. I know it's hard to get into investment banking coming from a non-target school but I was wondering which school would be better for investment banking/big 4 valuation. Fordham would cost around 10k more for the first two years and for my last two years, it would cost around 20-30k more. While Fordham is right in NYC, Rutgers is also close to NYC, cheaper, and I would already know a lot more people at Rutgers. However, Fordham is obviously a much smaller school which I believe is beneficial as it could be easier to stand out. I would really appreciate any insight/advice on Wall Street placement from both schools (I know it's minimal) and which school would be the better option for investment banking/valuation at the big 4. Thanks and stay safe everyone!

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