A president of a large university, having to preside over campus-wide faculty meetings, may long for a family atmosphere similar to faculty meetings at a small college. Some private colleges have but a single school or faculty. A president of such a college may feel at a disadvantage in the competition to attract students. A president of an engineering college has to work hard to keep up with ever-changing technologies, while one at a humanities college can sit back and relax. Some private institutions enjoy a long history and elite status much like that of the national universities.
Some private schools have national reputations, while others are known only in their own region.
These last two types of institutions have a much harder job in reaching and recruiting students. Quality refers to admitting students who have the scholastic aptitude, study habits, and clear academic and career goals that qualify them for higher education. For such students, college or university should be an opportunity for academic higher learning and a chance to open up one's career possibilities. If quality is our ideal, quantity is the only means for us to attain that goal. Children were now required to study even harder to get into the university than to graduate.