<p>Dauntless9 – “smartest” is an interesting term. As regards facility with math, undoubtedly Caltech is far separated (on average) from any other campus in the U.S., as befits its focus. But let’s not forget intelligence takes many forms – mathematical, emotional, social, spacial, artistic, physical coordination, linguistic, etc. On the one scale, Caltech pwns all. On the others…</p>