This article is so riddled with errors its laughable. They forgot to do basic fact checking. Omidyar(Ebay) went to Tufts, E-Trade founders had nothing to do with Stanford. The EA founder was also a Harvard undergrad.
Many of the companies mentioned in the article, Netflix, Linkedin etc were created years after the founders graduated from Stanford, so it is quite a stretch to say that Stanford had much to do with their founding… Btw these companies had co-founders who did not go to Stanford (or Harvard).
Alumni of many universities including MIT, Berkeley and other flagship state universities have contributed significantly to the creation of silicon valley. They continue to do as much or more than Stanford. Maybe the author should spend time reading up on the “traitorous eight” and their impact on Silicon Valley.
Stanford faculty has won more nobel prizes than any other university in the world this century.
without Stanford there would be no Silicon Valley… Stanford laid the ground work for Silicon Valley with the Stanford industrial park prior to the traitorous eight. Quibble with the details the author has the theme correct.
the bigger issue is not that Stanford now is the most selective university in the US, or tops in fund raising in most years… it’s that Stanford represents the university model that others (including Harvard) are emulating.
Universities around the world are not looking to be the next Harvard, or Oxford… they look to Stanford and the ecosystem called Silicon Valley that Stanford created as the model. This includes Cornell tech that was created with Stanford in mind.
Stanford has changed the game and the pecking order. that’s reality:)
Both the Washington Post, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2017/09/19/how-harvard-helps-its-richest-and-most-arrogant-students-get-ahead/?utm_term=.97651986cc13 AND The Boston Globe, https://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2017/09/16/harvard-stanford-east/sThrju3otKOpUiSllah3JO/story.html, dump on Harvard. Better crank up the crimson PR machine.
@harvardandberkeley not really contradictory. i do not claim it as a negative. The ability of Harvard to attract these nobel winners says a lot about Harvards prestige and standing. But Stanford’s increasing ability to do the same says a lot about Stanford in the 21st century as well.
Reports of Harvard’s alleged decline are greatly exaggerated.
Nobel Prizes Won by Alumni:
Harvard - 66
Stanford - 12
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nobel_laureates_by_university_affiliation
U.S. Rhodes Scholarship Winners:
Harvard - 358
Stanford - 99
http://www.rhodesscholar.org/assets/uploads/RS_Number%20of%20Winners%20by%20Institution_1_30_17.pdf
The Fields Medal - For outstanding contributions in mathematics attributed to young scientists
Fields Medals Won by Alumni:
Harvard - 7
Stanford - Zero
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Fields_Medal_winners_by_university_affiliation
The Turing Award - For outstanding contributions in computer science
Turing Awards Won by Alumni:
Harvard - 9
Stanford - 7
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Turing_Award_laureates_by_university_affiliation
Nobel Prizes Won by Alumni 2000-2017
Harvard - 27
Stanford - 9
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nobel_laureates_by_university_affiliation
1901-2017
Nobel Prize Winners with a Bachelor’s Degree from Harvard - 22
Nobel Prize Winners with a Bachelor’s Degree from Stanford - 2
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nobel_laureates_by_university_affiliation
Churchill Scholarship Winners
Harvard - 42
Stanford - 14
http://www.winstonchurchillfoundation.org/
Marshall Scholarship Winners
Harvard - 242
Stanford - 87
just pointing out that Stanford is the most selective university in the US and CC should correct their front page to correct the error. if you want to be factually correct Harvard is the most selective university in the Northeast or east coast… certainly not the US.
that’s not splitting hairs. it’s called being accurate and factual. Why don’t you just close down this thread too…
Source: U.S. News & World Report
https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings
Best National Universities Rankings
Harvard - #2
Stanford - #5 (Tied with two others)
Best Global Universities Rankings
Harvard - #1
Stanford - #3
SAT Scores, 25th-75th Percentile, 2016
Harvard 1430-1600
Stanford 1380-1580
4-Year Graduation Rate
Harvard 86%
Stanford 75%
6-Year Graduation Rate
Harvard 97%
Stanford 94%
Best Value National Universities
Harvard - #2 (55% Receives Need-Based Grants, $16,338 Cost After Receiving Grants)
Stanford - #4 (47% Receives Need-Based Grants, $19,296 Cost After Receiving Grants)
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Excellent idea. Closing a thread that is going in circles.