How does the importance of prestigious national colleges vary by region?

[ucbalumnus]

@Sweetgum

Oh, I can. There are lots of kids from the Northeast who come down to North Carolina and go to places like Elon and High Point U. Those are not schools that attract many of the best and brightest from North Carolina, nor the C students from NC either. I think 20% or so of students at Elon are from NC and probably less at High Point.

17% from NC at Elon: https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=elon&s=all&id=198516#enrolmt

27% from NC at High Point: https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=high+point&s=all&id=198695#enrolmt