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<p>Yes, maybe so. I’m not detracting from WUSTL or ND. These are all excellent schools. As for which is 3rd and which is 5th in the Midwest, I suppose that depends on your criteria. Personally, I happen to like LACs. My point here is only that, in terms of “institutional resources” actually managed by each school, available for student research and instruction, the best public universities (including UM and UW) are at least competitive with some of the top private universities.</p>