I heard a saying by a prof: if you are a big town guy, choose GWU. DC is a wonderful place.
If you are interested in Academics, choose Rugters. There are quite a few exciting talks each semester, besides, 20min drive to Princeton, 2hour drives to NYU. But, Rugters itself is located in suburban, never near a downtown。。。
However, the two do not have much dictinction on job market. Maybe GWU is better in name and location~ Both Stat phd are OK in job market. For MS students, it depends from person to person. My point is: what do you WANT TO DO in the future? and then find a program YOU LIKE!
