<p>"Yes, something’s got to be wrong with Dartmouth’s stats on Jewish population. "</p>
<p>Maybe the grad population. The grad #s everywhere are probably less accurate, as grad students may “hang” less around campus generally to have their preferences registered accurately. The other #s seem quite reasonable to me.</p>
<p>“It goes against common sense and would much more likely be comparable to the other schools it’s so often compared with – Wms, Amherst, Brown, Harvard, etc.”</p>
<p>It doesn’t go against MY common sense. The schools that are on the lower end by and large have been known for this, for years. Princeton used to be famous for it. Proximity to an urban center does not completely explain it; year after year Tufts will be up there, and Wellesley will be far closer to the 10%.
There are just two variables: applicant preferences and admissions policies: that seem to yield fairly consistent differences among the schools in this regard.</p>
<p>There’s a snooty country club about a mile from me here, it’s pretty well known, and I’ve been led to understand that I can’t join it. There’s another one nearby where I’d be among an overwhelming majority. Go figure.</p>
<p>There are whole towns here that are known for having these various characteristics as well. Within a few miles of each other.</p>