America’s Top Colleges Have a Rich-Kid Problem - Jordan Weissmann - the Atlantic
In case you ever wondered just how much wealthy students dominate America’s top colleges, here’s a nice illustration from a new report by the Century Foundation. At the most selective schools in the country,* 70 percent of students come from the wealthiest quarter of U.S. families. Just 14 percent come from the poorest half. And while these statistics date back to 2006, I think it’s safe to say they haven’t changed greatly in the last few years.
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