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Originally Posted by HockeyIlliterate
A student attending Yale or Columbia is more like a honors program student at, say, Alabama.
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George W. Bush would like to test that theory.
Part of the reason why some schools can attract better students is because they are private and have strict rules in place for accepting students. Public institutions are mandated to be a little more accepting in their student body. So that comes into play as well. But a big part of those elite schools, and being able to limit access, is because they have very rigid programs, limited programs, and the ability to place application limits through charging huge tuition and fees. This is what drives up those median incomes as it is very expensive to go to these schools and normally only the rich have access to those institutions.