Ranking: Economic diversity at Philly-area colleges
Pennsylvania's most selective private and public colleges have an economic diversity problem. That's according to the latest College-Access Index, ...
September 11, 2023
2:12 PM
Pennsylvania's most selective private and public colleges have an economic diversity problem. That's according to the latest College-Access Index, published by the New York Times. Why it matters: Economic diversity is becoming a key metric for colleges to create racially diverse classes since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down race-based affirmative action this year. How it works: The index measured the share of freshmen students receiving Pell Grants in 2020-21 at 286 of the nation's most selective U.
Mike D'Onofrio