I don't think it really makes sense to "scale" the number of prestigious schools. a big part of what makes a school prestigious to most people is that it appear

I don't think it really makes sense to "scale" the number of prestigious schools. a big part of what makes a school prestigious to most people is that it appears on a relatively short list of top schools. you can try to say the top 100 is the new top 10, but you can't actually make people remember the names of 100 different schools. what you can do is increase the standards at less prestigious schools. I got a great education at a state school with an acceptance rate of >60%. it's not well known nationally, but it is regarded quite well by local employers. its relationships with local employers helped land me and most of my classmates with great jobs straight out of school.