I think the simple answer is that we are in a new age and what millennials are gravitating towards is what Stanford offers. I’ve meet with and spoke with both a Harvard and Stanford admission officer. Neither one stood out more than the other for me. Since I’m from the East coast I tend to gravitate toward Harvard more even though I’m heavily STEM and Medicine focused, I would say it would be a tough toss up with no clear winner. Harvard has incredible research such as the development of stem cells in medicine but Stanford has the appeal of a history of successful entrepreneurship. I don’t think one is regarded higher than the other per say but the fact still remains that Haravrd is Harvard and will always be.