I went to Williams College in the 1980’s/ 1990’s, but I imagine that, if anything, any change since then would have been in a more egalitarian direction, considering the recent efforts by all top colleges to increase socioeconomic diversity and accessibility.
I was an upper middle class kid, the child of two public school faculty members, not a super wealthy kid. A lot of my friends were from less wealthy backgrounds than my own. A few were from wealthier backgrounds (more notable by home address and vacation plans than anything else). Honestly, I did not experience a feeling of class difference while I was there. No one seemed to segregate by wealth level. I am not one to notice things like clothing, but I don’t think it mattered; people wore comfy clothes to class anyway. If there was any elitism, it went right over my head… which I guess means it was not so evident. The housing entries do a great job of mixing and matching students from different walks of life, so everyone gets to know everyone else.