<p>There’s actually no real difference between an equally skilled MIT(for example) and RandomStateU grad in terms of success. While Stanford/Berkeley/MIT/CalTech give useful tools, a skilled and determined student will find a way. These top universities harvest the talent from around the world so that they CAN take credit for them. This is not to say that the universities themselves don’t deserve credit for what they do but rather that they provide resources for talent, not create the talent where it did not exist before.
That being said,
- MIT
- Stanford
- Berkeley
- CalTech
Though arguably, Stanford provides enough breadth to edge out MIT overall. CalTech is a bit lacking in that regard even if it is otherwise really good.</p>