I think, one also has to realize - we give lablels such as LAC.
Well, Marist - about 5K undergrads - it has business, CS, and education.
Dickinson - has business, CS, and education.
Yes, Marist will be more pre professional in major (more business majors than other majors) but offerings wise are they truly that different?
When we say LAC - well most colleges have a college of Arts and Sciences….I don’t think the term LAC or if one isn’t an LAC in a ranking….that it’s a guardrail someone should use without investigating.
These schools with high end support services charge - so yes, I’d check affordability of course, but what are they doing extra vs. others that may not. But this all happens in discussion with each school’s support staff and perhaps current kids.