> more importantly, can fund top class research that costs ALOT of money.
That's important if you're at the college to do research; but many people attend college to get instruction. Top class research says nothing about top class instruction.
but some people try to find top class instruction of research. what's can better than hiring best researchers, give them foundation for research and require they teaching students how to research in same time?
The University of Kansas is an AAU school and has an acceptance rate of 92%. Most R1s are big state schools who admit almost everyone who applies. You do not need to go to an Ivy League schools to get top notch research instruction.
That's important if you're at the college to do research; but many people attend college to get instruction. Top class research says nothing about top class instruction.