For what it's worth, here are the top engineering (graduate) schools ranked by US News & World Report in 2010: http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.co

For what it's worth, here are the top engineering (graduate) schools ranked by US News & World Report in 2010: http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-engineering-schools/rankings http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-gradu... It seems clear to me that just because an area has a top engineering school nearby, that doesn't necessarily make it a startup hotbed...