Schools of different types on the same list?

Size is less important than the quality of programs, the curriculum generally (what majors are offered, for example), and the “quality of life” (which I think of as student life, atmosphere, school spirit, extracurricular options).

My older kid applied to colleges ranging from small liberal arts colleges to mega-universities. He ended up in between, based on the quality of the programs and the location. But he had a good range of choices after the acceptances came in. That worked out just fine, after a couple of campus visits.