Historically, what has made some universities more prestigious than others?

Historically, what has made some universities more prestigious than others? I know a lot of it is how old the university is, but in a lot of cases it’s not so clear-cut. Oxford and Cambridge are older than Harvard, but Harvard is considered to be more prestigious. Also, different universities have different specialities - Wharton and Harvard Business School are good at business, Yale is good at law, Harvard is good at medicine, etc. In my country of Canada, it’s the same - Western and Queens University is good at business, McMaster is good for undergraduate health sciences, UofT is really only good for masters programs (with a few exceptions), etc.

So what has made some universities more prestigious than others, besides being older? What has made some universities seem good at specific subject areas?

Submitted January 05, 2020 at 09:58AM by Onedirection32 https://ift.tt/2rVjMoj