<p>“The less-endowed schools either raise tuition in response, or risk looking too “down-scale” to compete for desirable students.”</p>
<p>Does anyone have a sense that we are seeing a lot more stratification in higher ed these days than a generation ago? I wonder if blossom’s concern is, in fact, occurring, where the wealthier students can generate the resume that leads to an admit to the school that offers the amenities they can afford anyway. And the less wealthy kid ends up at a less expensive school that has far less in the way of amenities? Keep in mind that need blind admissions and schools that meet all need cater to a pretty small part of the college bound population. And “meeting all need” usually means parental starvation anyway.</p>