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

Study engineering or the hard sciences. No snobs there, only nerds, no matter which school you attend. Personally, I haven’t found many snobs at any of the better schools (top 25) we visited. It was exactly the opposite of what we expected. There are always a few, but colleges go out of their way to be inclusive these days. Most students are studying so hard that they don’t have time for that nonsense. Look for a school that is extremely well funded so they can afford to attract the best students.

It is perfectly fine to be an academic snob. It makes college more interesting.

What you will find is the absolute conviction that their school is better than their rivals, no matter what type of school it is.