Is Stanford now the best school in the world?

Colleges & Universities Stanford University
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<p>Stanford is perceived to be top university due to

  1. proximity to Silicon Valley
  2. attractive campus
  3. nice California weather
  4. Good PR in using athletics to advertize the school
  5. Good financial resources and planning</p>

<p>Academically, there are several universities ahead of Stanford.
For example,
Humanities and social science - Harvard, Columbia, …
Sciences - Harvard, Berkeley, MIT,…
Engineering - MIT, …
Medical School - Harvard
Business School - Harvard
Law School - Yale, Harvard,…
Alumni (Awards, Prizes) - Harvard, Columbia, Chicago, MIT,…</p>

<p>On “average” Stanford perhaps is on top, but there is no academic major called “average”</p>