<p>Your matriculation data is interesting but not conclusive: WashU is also a considerably harder school to get into than Vandy in nearly every sense that I can think of, which may account for the fact that fewer students from the schools you've mentioned end up going there. If you had data that showed the # admitted to each and the # that matriculated at each, I would be more convinced. Either way, I don't think the term is useful either. </p>
<p>Anyways, back to the original issue: I vote for Vassar (still).</p>