Funding arts, humanities, and education

[kandrathe]

More than a higher standard of education what sets the top universities in the US apart is that they only take the best students......of course they graduate easier.

Yes. The top ivy league schools accept < 10% of applicants, so they have a large pool to select the academic super stars and then also who can afford to pay the hefty price (or get a huge institutional gift).

Imagine any "business" where you can turn away 90% of potential customers who want your product.

To be fair, the Ivy League does recognize the need for diversity, and still they struggle to fulfill it.

http://www.npr.org/2013/01/09/168889785/...ncome-kids