<p>Haha, that’s because Columbia was the most prestigious university in the world over 50 years ago while Stanford was still on the ascent. Now Stanford is considered far more prestigious.</p>
<p>[Harvard</a> Tops Gallup Poll List as Best University](<a href=“Harvard Tops Gallup Poll List as Best University”>Harvard Tops Gallup Poll List as Best University)
Stanford: 4%
Columbia: not listed</p>
<p>Stanford has better placement into top law/business/medical schools than Columbia as well in addition to an endowment that is twice as large.</p>