<p>fallenchemist,</p>
<p>I just used data from those because hawkette had posted it and it was mostly out of convenience…I believe hawkette said it was the Top 75 USNWR national universities.</p>
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Sure, all this stuff is just for fun…but I believe my analysis validates some of my hypotheses:</p>
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<li>Larger student population will approach the national mean on the SAT.</li>
<li>Schools that do well on this list are attracting the higher scoring SAT student…either by offering prestigious academic programs, financial support, or a combination of factors.</li>
<li>Flagship campuses tend to do well because they cannabalize strong students from other schools (i.e UCs) </li>
<li>Dominant flagship state campuses (such as Penn State, Florida, and Illinois) do well…great academics at a cheaper in-state price</li>
<li>Schools that place more emphasis on SAT (i.e. WUSTL) do well compared to schools that have a more holistic evaluation (i.e. Stanford)</li>
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