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[quote=Anonymous]While I'd agree that the elite liberal arts colleges like those mentioned above are in no danger and will continue to be extremely popular with high achieving HS students, its undeniable that there has been a trend over the last 2 decades toward larger and more urban college experiences.  The growth of STEM careers also plays a factor as small schools outside of the elite can't compete with the resources of major universities.  The growth in the number of STEM majors is one of the reasons Amherst has spent $250 mil to build a ginormous state of the art science and research center that would rival those of much larger universities.  The urban renaissance that has occurred in many cities incl NY, Boston, Washington and even Pittsburgh on the east coast and LA, San Fran and Seattle on the west has contributed towards this trend.  Whether this trend continues over the next 20 years isn't clear.  Smaller schools may have to merge or grow larger or specialize like Carnegie Mellon to compete.  On the other hand, I could also easily see some mass casualty event in a major urban area changing the dynamics.

Wow, we have gone down the rabbit hole in this discussion and are now nowhere near answering the OP's query...[/quote]

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