Best grad schools for control theory/control systems engineering?

In summary, the conversation is about a person's search for a list of top schools for graduate study in control theory. They mention that they have heard of schools such as Carnegie Mellon, Stanford, and MIT, but are looking for more input from graduate students in the field. The conversation then suggests additional schools to consider, including the University of California-Berkeley, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and Cornell University, and mentions that smaller universities may also have strong programs in control theory.
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I've been trying to search for some sort of list of top schools for graduate study in control theory. While there are rankings available for electrical engineering in general, I'm having a hard time finding rankings for specific specializations.

So far I've heard Carnegie Mellon, Stanford, MIT, Caltech, Georgia Tech, Purdue, Michigan.

Can anyone with more experience than myself (graduate students in controls possibly?) give me their opinion on schools I may have missed, or if there are any schools that do not belong in my list?

By the way, I am a senior undergraduate in electrical engineering.
 
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Other schools you may want to consider include the University of California-Berkeley, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Cornell University, University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University, Harvard University, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the University of Toronto. Additionally, many smaller universities have strong control theory programs, such as Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Northeastern University, and the University of Waterloo.
 

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