<p>Rooster, I would definitely not put Stanford so high. I'm very familiar with this school, grew up near it. In certain areas it is quite strong, & deserves a ranking in those areas above Yale & Harvard, & maybe above Princeton. But overall, Princeton trumps Stanford in the strength of many more departments. My personal opinion is that Penn trumps Duke, as well. Like Princeton over Stanford, Penn is more comprehensively excellent, in my view, than Duke. JMO.</p>