This ranking is a bit older (and based on a previous version of the SAT), but you will note that the standardized scoring profiles of some LACs in the 26–50 range (by U.S. News rankings) placed them above even some highly ranked NUs such as UCLA. If students of this high degree of preparation choose LACs, why would you think the academics at these same LACs might be lower than that of NUs in their statistical vicinity?
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