Story here:

“At prestigious universities around the country, from flagship state colleges to the Ivy League, more and more students from upper-income families are edging out those from the middle class, according to university data….

“Experts say the change in the student population is a result of both steep tuition increases and the phenomenal efforts many wealthy parents put into preparing their children to apply to the best schools.”

Since this is how the entire country operates–the best medical care, the best lower schools, the best services for those with the most money–why would anyone think universities would be any different?