What are the following schools known for

[land_of_ice]

(The way that Pepperdine is known for buisiness): Harvard, Oxford, Yale,
Berkley, Standford, Princeton ?

 

[jgm340]

My Impressions:

Harvard: Law
Yale: Politics
Stanford: ?
Oxford: ?
Princeton: Mathematics
Berkley: ?

Of course, I'm in no position to judge accurately.

Why are you asking?

 

[Mathnomalous]

My perceptions (heavily influenced by popular culture):

Harvard: Law, Medicine, Will Hunting types.
Oxford: Philosophy.
Yale: Law, Politics, Mr. Burns.
Berkeley: Physics, Hippies.
Stanford: Computer Science, Mathematics.
Princeton: Physics, Snobbery.

 

[zpconn]

Those are all very major research universities. Not one of them is known only for a single thing. For instance, four of Princeton's graduate programs are currently ranked #1 in the country (mathematics, economics, history, political science).

 

[Leptos]

http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-science-schools

You might want to consider the "total package" of schools you're interested in. You may go to a particular school just because they have a high ranking program for your field of study, but you should also consider what type of students(as a whole) go to a particular school.