marco--No. I am saying that all degrees are not the same. If a job requires a degree and one application has a top university degree and the other applicant has a degree for a mediocre university, this is one factor that would distinguish them.

This idea that is so often touted on QL that "I have the same degree as the guy in the big office and he's paid more", so my company is racist is more than a bit old. If you have the same degree from the same or better university, then you have a case. Otherwise, you don't have the same thing.

More importantly: this is capitalism. The employer can choose what he wants; the employee can choose not to work for him. It's that simple.