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@NiceUnparticularMan

Indeed, the big differences in average spending per student can be worth knowing about, but colleges also decide to spend their resources in different ways. So if College A spends $150K/student, but only like $50K in ways you would care about, and College B spends $100K/student, but more like $75K in ways you would care about, of course you could choose College B. Indeed, you might well pay more out of pocket for College B.

Of course, most prospective students are choosing between colleges that spend more like $10k to $20k per student, not $100k to $150k per student.