<p>In all honesty, does it matter at all? Or is it more just about how well you did, regardless of where you went?</p>
<p>Name may not matter as much as the competitiveness of an institution.
Being in the upper half of math students at MIT qualifies you for just about every grad program while being the #2 math student at.... Bacone College probably does not.</p>
<p>I think it matters to an extent. I know of some Berkeley graduates who feel certain that it was Berkeley that got them into Yale law and MIT. The grad schools know how competitive certain programs at schools are, so even if the college isn't prestigious but has a well-respected program in a certain area, it would probably be beneficial in grad admissions.</p>
<p>of course the prestige of undergrad matters. people who say undergrad doesn't matter arte the ones who come from unknown schools. if you are number 1 in a unknown school u have the same chance as someone who is in the middle of his or her class in a prestigious university.</p>
<p>An additional factor to take into consideration is that Letters of Recommendation and research experience are often very important in grad admissions. The better the instituation, the more likely that there is quality research, and that you can get LORs from star professors.</p>
<p>Of course, it's by no means imposible for somewhat from an unprestigious school to go on to a good grad school, it just might take some more work.</p>