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May 21, 2019
A Rising Share of Undergraduates Are From Poor Families, Especially at Less Selective Colleges
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A Rising Share of Undergraduates Are From Poor Families, Especially at Less Selective Colleges
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Defining income groups based on the income-to-poverty ratio
A much larger share of undergraduates are in or near poverty than in 1996
A much larger share of undergraduates are in or near poverty than in 1996
Growth in poor dependent undergraduates was highest at public two-year and private for-profit colleges
Dependent undergraduates from higher-income families increase their presence at moderately and very selective four-year institutions
Share of white students is higher at four-year colleges than at public two-year or private for-profit institutions
Minority students have grown more at less selective four-year institutions than at moderately and very selective institutions
Borrowing has increased the most among higher-income undergraduates
Among independent students, majorities across postsecondary sectors are living in or near poverty
Share of undergraduates who are in poverty or nonwhite has increased throughout higher education
Share of undergraduates who are in poverty or nonwhite has increased throughout higher education
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