If architecture is like any other industry, they’re going to find Rice and Cornell grads work for and are colleges with name your “run of the mill” school -
UIUC, Texas Tech, U Arkansas, Florida A&M, UMN and many more.
I still laugh that my boss went to W Georgia (had to look it up) and my previous to Auburn but in Montgomery.
The world isn’t linear like #1 beats #2, etc. And in most ranks Cornell is not #1 but I’m sure there’s the rank most use, etc.
Good luck to OP.