What are the details on private colleges? What makes them different from all the rest?
More selective when populating the student body, which avoids having to dumb down the academics because only known performers are sitting in the classroom. College tends to weed out the deadwood, anyway, but when an academic year starts out with proven A-class students, things are bound to go more smoothly. . Their arrangements with research institutions is also different, and will vary widely, depending upon which research partner(s) are established. State Universities might have a great tie into a state hospital, but private colleges can liaison with private industry and institutions, which may give them an edge.
