What data would you use to calculate the "snob" factor?

[schadenfreuden]

@ucbalumnus

As far as schools go, what about University of Minnesota - Morris and Truman State? Both are small, relatively inexpensive public LACs in rural areas or small towns in the midwest.

Both are on my initial list. I’ll research them in more depth.

@tk21769

I think you can. Use net price patterns to eliminate the kinds of schools that probably won’t be affordable, such as
OOS public flagships that don’t grant merit aid*. I suspect that in your situation, you’ll get some of the lowest net prices at selective private colleges that claim to meet 100% of demonstrated need (or close to it). Identify the subset of those ~60 colleges that appeal to you on paper, then research them in depth.

Thank you for this! Very helpful!