elite institution
Top-tier academic body
An elite institution is a university, school, or organization perceived as highly selective and prestigious—Harvard, Oxford, the Supreme Court.
The term often carries connotation of exclusivity, wealth, and social advantage: He distrusts elite institutions and the people who run them.
Whether used admiringly or critically depends on the speaker's view of meritocracy and access.
- prestigiousHaving high standing
- Ivy LeagueElite university athletic conference
- HarvardPrestigious Cambridge university
- OxfordHistoric English university town
- prep schoolPrivate pre-college institution
exclusive · privilege · old boys club · secret society · country club · academy · ivory tower · endowment · trust fund · alumni · college admissions · admission · selectivity · legacy · letter of recommendation · tenure · campus · dormitory
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Fraudulent credential seller
community college · trade school · public school · state school · vocational school
elite institutioncommunity college
Two-year public institution
public institution · mass education · night school · adult education center
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