USA population has doubled since 1960

number of harvard undergrad enrollment slots has stayed about the same since 1960

doesn't require deep thought the consequences of fewer elite slots for a larger population
to be clear, if harvard et al. really believed in including people and equality, they would dilute their own incredibly high elite brand. they would expand. satellite campuses, etc.

but revealed preferences show you the reality or priorities
in the year 2020 the american elite has mastered a language of utmost egalitarianism, but underneath the surface of this mask are the skeins of deep inequality and privilege.

this is not sustainable. it's like after the death of the first emperor how they pretended he lived...
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