My other child went to another private school in upstate NY. The dorms were older and much more densely packed than Cornell. He was astonished when he saw the condition and size of the dorms at Cornell vs his own college. As a transfer student, my son was offered fantastic housing at Cornell. He had an orientation similar to freshman. I don’t think he had any huge disadvantage at all. Housing and food, Cornell is among the best out there.
Many other schools expanded the freshman class by changing a double to a triple…but charge the same R&B fees as Cornell. Sometimes better to offer what you can deliver at high quality or offer nothing at all until you can.