Kenyon College brought the Collegiate Gothic style to America in 1829

Source: American Thinker July 19, 2020

For those who are unfamiliar with Kenyon [College], it used to be a rigorous classical liberal arts college, blessed with one of the most beautiful campuses in the world, and at the time we attended it, dedicated to teaching the foundations of the liberal arts and sciences.

 
Kenyon brought the Collegiate Gothic style to America in 1829, and its hilltop campus sports many examples.
(Photo credit: Cbc717.)

Here is how Henry responded.  I think that this situation describes many schools, especially but not limited to the more highly selective and higher prestige campuses.