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My college set out to become more "elite" after I graduated. They had historically been very focused on giving an affordable education for the money, and no, they didn't have some of the bells and whistles of larger schools, either public or private. But they set their sights on the significantly higher tuition of some other private colleges in the region, and there were rumblings that they wanted "higher class" students over the significantly middle class ones enrolled at the time. It now costs 3 times what it did to go there 20 years ago. There has been some improved diversity, and they do have more bells and whistles on campus, including one new academic building. When I was there, students stayed on campus over the weekends, and it really had a community feel to it. Now it's a suitcase campus; students often leave for jobs an hour away or just to go home. They now graduate with significant debt, some topping 6 figures. And the school is a good one, but not *that* prestigious to warrant it. Makes me sad, honestly.
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