<p>I agree that many schools (including NU) would be very pleased if they have the kind of numbers UChicago has but I am not sure that they have “the same goals in mind”. It’s apparent that they don’t have the same priorities. NU has a bit higher endowment yet spends a lot less on the admission department; schools may share similar list of numerous goals but they don’t put the same weight to each of those goals if they don’t allocate their resources similarly.</p>
<p>We are members on CC and we tend to see college admission and college ranking as a huge deal to all the schools. But presidents also have graduate schools, med/law/biz schools, schools for continuing education, etc. to worry about. In the whole scheme of things, college ranking/admission may be a big deal for some school presidents but may not be among the most important for others. Some may think it’s important enough to maintain the current position but not worth extra spending to try to climb just few more spots (with no guarantee that it would actually work).</p>