<p>BTW: I looked at the common data set for 1 dimension only: number of enrolled students above Ivy League 25th percentile on the ACT (which is 30, on average).</p>
<p>Cornell: 14,394 undergraduates * 77.9%=11,140 students with an ACT greater than the 25th percentile bound</p>
<p>Michigan: 28,283 undergraduates * 63.1%=17,846 students with an ACT greater than the 25th percentile bound</p>
<p>So, for every 100 students at Cornell with a “quasi-elite” ACT score, there are 160 such students at Michigan (roughly).</p>
<p>Obviously, this is an extremely narrow comparison, but she will find plenty of competition at Michigan to sharpen her wits.</p>