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> レベルが高い大学なので、簡単に合格できない。

Which of the following has the closest meaning with レベルが高い in this context?

  1. 授業料が高い
  2. 高級な
  3. 難しい

Putting aside number 1, both 2 and 3 seem correct. But usually 高級 refers to
the quality of goods and services, and while この大学の入学が難しい might sound correct,
I don't know about 難しい大学.
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What does レベルが高い mean in this context?
レベルが高い大学 means "Universities whose education standard is high and their
entrance examinations are difficult", that is they are high-ranked
universities.

難しい大学 generally means "Universities whose entrance examinations are
difficult", so they are also high-ranked universities.
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It almost sounds as if the expression レベルが高い to describe a 大学 infers a little
at all three, but in this expression it likely leans in meaning towards 2. and
3.

Usually it is the schools with the highest prestige that are all 1. the most
expensive, 2. offer the highest grade of instruction, and also 3. have the
toughest exams for admittance. I think it is a modern short-hand to describe
an institution which actually meets all three of these criteria.

In this case, then, it depends on the position of the speaker, to identify
which of the three the meaning leans toward when the speaker says 簡単に合格できない.

> _If the speaker is already a student there_

This probably leans towards the high grade or difficulty of class topics or
pacing.

> _If the speaker is a prospective student_

This might lean towards speaking about the difficulty of the entrance exams.
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レベルが高い大学 is a little ambiguous, but basically it's a common phrase to refer to
universities listed in rankings like
[these](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rankings_of_universities_in_the_United_States).
難しい大学 is instantly understood as "hard-to-enter" at least in [this country
where 受験 is very
important](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2014/02/02/language/its-never-
too-early-to-start-juken/#.XHd2SVz7RjE). Naturally, a レベルが高い大学 is also
difficult to enter.

高級な大学 is not a combination we normally hear in the first place. Google results
for this phrase mainly include pages that have
高級な[大学芋](https://search.yahoo.co.jp/image/search?p=%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%A6%E8%8A%8B)
and
高級な[大学ノート](https://search.yahoo.co.jp/image/search?p=%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%A6%E3%83%8E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88).
If you insist, I would imagine 高級な大学 is like a university with gorgeous
furniture and high expenses; it's not directly associated with academic
levels.
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