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...most commonly used gauge of selectivity, acceptance rate, Harvard does not appear to be dramatically ahead of its competitors. While Harvard accepts 11 percent of its applicants, 12 percent get into Princeton and 13 percent are admitted to Columbia and Stanford...
While exact figures for this year were not available, in previous years the ratio of students who chose Harvard over Yale, Princeton or Stanford was over three to one, according to Leverett Professor of Mathematics Benedict H. Gross, who serves on the faculty committee on admissions and financial...
Governor and Mrs. Leland Stanford walked away, back to Palo Alto, California, where they established the university that bears their name...
...relatively new Stanford, with its sunny weather and laid-back atmosphere, ranks among the top three institutions—alongside Yale and Princeton—that draws accepted students away from Harvard, according to Director of the Office of Admissions Marlyn McGrath Lewis...
Though Harvard is consistently placed ahead of Stanford in national college rankings, Stanford’s weather, academic reputation, impressive sports offerings, land and proximity to Silicon Valley have poised it to become an increasingly appealing option for prospective undergraduates...