Schools we like have lower SSAT scores. Mistake?

Not so sure about lesser endowment, facilities or luxuries. After all, one of the acronyms for “the” top schools includes only five schools. According to BSR, there are but 2 schools with >$1B and four with >$500M in endowment. So, one of “the” top schools has hundreds of millions less in endowment than the rest.

If you move the cut-off to $300M, there are 11 total schools. Above the $200M level, you will find 17 or so schools & 30+ schools that have endowments >$100M. Those cut-offs even leave off some schools that are discussed on here all the time, e.g., Blair, Emma Willard. At any of those levels, you are going to have a hard time seeing a drop-off in resources.