Peter blair: Some prestige schools do find expansion attractive when it's in a place where the money just flows. New york university has opened outposts in abu dabi and shanghai. Several elite schools have opened campuses in catar or cutter, including georgetown,. carnegie melon and mordi. Usually remote campuses struggle to replicate the excellence at the home campus but not this one.
America’s top colleges are facing record demand. So why don’t they increase supply? (Part 2 of “Freakonomics Radio Goes Back to School.”)