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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would definitely say Notre Dame.  I would also question Duke being at #8, but have an admitted bias.  I wouldn't consider any of the SLAC list, although very fine colleges which I'd be fine with my DC's attending, to be "elite".
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I know plenty of folks who turned down the non-HYP Ivies to go to top tier Ivies. Also, the tippy top of the SLACs do just as well if not better than many elite universities for a number of post grad outcomes. They're definitely elite.

[quote]For liberal arts colleges, only Williams and Amherst are really considered elite, IMO. The others are still great schools for sure, but not really elite.
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I agree that's the common consensus here, which is a bit misinformed, because Swarthmore and Pomona are just as good. Some statistics for the four schools:

Amherst- 13% admit rate, 41% yield, 2190 median SAT, 33 median ACT, 87% in top 10% of class, 96% retention rate, 93% graduation rate, 8:1 student faculty ratio, $1,141,264 endowment per student

Williams- 15% admit rate, 45% yield, 2155 median SAT, 33 median ACT, 91% in top 10% of the class, 97% retention rate, 94% graduation rate, 7:1 student faculty ratio, $1,049,008 endowment per student

Swarthmore- 11% admit rate, 42% yield, 2125 median SAT, 32 median ACT, 91% in top 10% of class, 98% retention rate, 94% graduation rate, 7:1 student faculty ratio, $1,173,425 endowment per student

Pomona- 8% admit rate, 54% yield, 2160 median SAT, 33 median ACT, 92% in top 10% of class, 97% retention rate, 97% graduation rate, 7:1 student faculty ratio, $1,287,547 endowment per student

They look indistinguishable, don't they?[/quote]

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