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<p>I do know some smart people who graduated from ASU (including one now at a top-ranked PhD program in his major). Given ASU’s huge size, there will be smart people there. There will also be a lot of more marginal students there, though.</p>
<p>The OP should make sure that his/her major is one that attracts smart people, rather than being a “gut” major that attracts the marginal students.</p>