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The Top U.S. Colleges With the Greatest Economic Diversity - The New York Times

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This article from The New York Times presents a ranking of U.S. colleges based on their economic diversity. The ranking considers the percentage of students receiving Pell Grants (indicating financial need) and the total amount of institutional grant aid distributed.

Key Findings

Berea College tops the list with 94% of students receiving Pell Grants and over $1 million in institutional grant aid.
The ranking includes a variety of institutions, from small liberal arts colleges to large public universities.
The data highlights a wide range in the amount of financial aid provided, demonstrating different approaches to supporting economically diverse student bodies.

The list provides a valuable resource for prospective students seeking institutions committed to economic accessibility in higher education.

1 Berea College 94% $1,066,000 2 Salem College 69% $155,000 3 CUNY Baruch College 56% $19,000 4 College of Mount St. Vincent 52% $17,000 5 College of the Ozarks 50% $403,000 6 Agnes Scott College 47% $237,000 6 Florida International University 47% $7,000 8 Pacific Union College 43% $42,000 9 Houghton College 42% $92,000 9 University of New Mexico 42% $43,000 11 Brescia University 41% $24,000 11 Stockton University 41% $5,000 13 Earlham College 40% $619,000 13 Lake Forest College 40% $62,000 13 Millsaps College 40% $148,000 16 Christian Brothers University 39% $35,000 16 Hampshire College 39% $110,000 16 Lyon College 39% $173,000 16 Stony Brook University 39% $19,000 16 University of California, Irvine 39% $24,000 21 King University 38% $24,000 21 Loyola University New Orleans 38% $80,000 23 Beloit College 37% $88,000 23 University of the Pacific 37% $168,000 25 Knox College 35% $188,000 25 New College of Florida 35% $78,000 25 Willamette University 35% $270,000 28 Mount St. Mary’s University 34% $30,000 28 New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology 34% $71,000 28 Southwestern University 34% $235,000 28 University at Buffalo 34% $45,000 32 Allegheny College 33% $182,000 32 College of the Atlantic 33% $237,000 32 Hanover College 33% $176,000 35 Austin College 32% $150,000 35 Illinois Institute of Technology 32% $100,000 35 Rowan University 32% $23,000 35 University of Idaho 32% $53,000 35 University of Montana 32% $45,000 35 William Jewell College 32% $91,000 41 University of Dallas 31% $69,000 41 University of Evansville 31% $91,000 43 Bennington College 30% $58,000 43 Kalamazoo College 30% $211,000 43 Ramapo College of New Jersey 30% $3,000 43 Rochester Institute of Technology 30% $112,000 43 University of California, Davis 30% $20,000 48 Cooper Union 29% $1,129,000 48 Cornell College 29% $90,000 48 Louisiana State University 29% $28,000 48 Mount Holyoke College 29% $508,000 48 Transylvania University 29% $211,000 48 University of Nevada, Reno 29% $30,000 48 University of South Florida 29% $19,000 48 University of Texas, Austin 29% $160,000 56 George Mason University 28% $7,000 56 Hendrix College 28% $210,000 56 Hobart and William Smith Colleges 28% $159,000 56 University of California, Santa Barbara 28% $16,000 56 University of Central Florida 28% $4,000 61 Augustana College 27% $88,000 61 University of Alaska, Fairbanks 27% $40,000 63 Bard College 26% $75,000 63 Binghamton University 26% $9,000 63 Illinois Wesleyan University 26% $168,000 63 Rutgers University 26% $40,000 63 SUNY College at Geneseo 26% $8,000 63 University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 26% $68,000 63 University of Maine 26% $50,000 63 University of Nebraska, Lincoln 26% $71,000 71 Florida State University 25% $28,000 71 Franklin & Marshall College 25% $213,000 71 Gustavus Adolphus College 25% $124,000 71 Macalester College 25% $380,000 71 Rollins College 25% $157,000 71 St. John’s College 25% $337,000 71 St. John’s College 25% $380,000 71 Susquehanna University 25% $84,000 71 University of Arizona 25% $37,000 71 University of California, Berkeley 25% $91,000 81 Bard College at Simon’s Rock 24% $300 81 Berry College 24% $614,000 81 Hofstra University 24% $143,000 81 Lawrence University 24% $335,000 81 University of Alabama, Huntsville 24% $14,000 81 University of California, San Diego 24% $37,000 81 University of Oregon 24% $67,000 81 University of South Dakota 24% $57,000 81 University of Texas, Dallas 24% $40,000 81 University of Utah 24% $61,000 91 Claremont McKenna College 23% $991,000 91 College of Wooster 23% $213,000 91 St. Mary’s College of Maryland 23% $28,000 91 University of Hawaii, Manoa 23% $5,000 91 University of Oklahoma 23% $5,000 91 University of Rhode Island 23% $23,000 91 University of Tennessee 23% $43,000 91 West Virginia University 23% $37,000 91 Wheaton College 23% $144,000 100 Centre College 22% $320,000 100 Grinnell College 22% $1,994,000 100 Harvard University 22% $6,768,000 100 Loyola University Chicago 22% $77,000 100 Milwaukee School of Engineering 22% $36,000 100 St. Lawrence University 22% $179,000 100 St. Olaf College 22% $240,000 100 Swarthmore College 22% $1,920,000 100 Thomas Aquinas College 22% $58,000 100 University of California, Los Angeles 22% $93,000 100 University of Connecticut 22% $31,000 100 University of Florida 22% $68,000 100 University of Kentucky 22% $88,000 100 University of Mississippi 22% $53,000 100 University of Tulsa 22% $475,000 100 Wellesley College 22% $1,244,000 100 Wheaton College 22% $279,000 117 Amherst College 21% $2,133,000 117 Columbia University 21% $1,702,000 117 Fordham University 21% $99,000 117 Marquette University 21% $114,000 117 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 21% $6,406,000 117 Michigan Technological University 21% $28,000 117 Pepperdine University 21% $277,000 117 Pomona College 21% $1,981,000 117 Seattle University 21% $74,000 117 Trinity University 21% $695,000 117 Truman State University 21% $19,000 117 University of Missouri 21% $63,000 117 University of New Hampshire 21% $40,000 117 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 21% $276,000 117 University of Southern California 21% $382,000 117 Yale University 21% $6,772,000 133 Boston University 20% $158,000 133 Chapman University 20% $76,000 133 Clark University 20% $214,000 133 Dickinson College 20% $291,000 133 Drake University 20% $100,000 133 Gettysburg College 20% $159,000 133 Johns Hopkins University 20% $1,347,000 133 Muhlenberg College 20% $145,000 133 Northwestern University 20% $1,288,000 133 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 20% $156,000 133 Stanford University 20% $5,969,000 133 Stevens Institute of Technology 20% $66,000 133 Texas A&M University 20% $329,000 133 University of Kansas 20% $132,000 133 University of Massachusetts, Amherst 20% $20,000 133 Williams College 20% $1,872,000 149 Babson College 19% $244,000 149 Cedarville University 19% $12,000 149 Colorado College 19% $421,000 149 Emory University 19% $1,557,000 149 Indiana University, Bloomington 19% $50,000 149 Lehigh University 19% $316,000 149 Lewis & Clark College 19% $157,000 149 Loyola University Maryland 19% $78,000 149 Middlebury College 19% $561,000 149 Smith College 19% $1,103,000 149 St. Louis University 19% $195,000 149 University of Alabama 19% $41,000 149 University of Pennsylvania 19% $1,839,000 149 University of Rochester 19% $404,000 149 University of South Carolina 19% $27,000 149 University of the South 19% $305,000 149 Vassar College 19% $568,000 166 American University 18% $110,000 166 Barnard College 18% $166,000 166 College of New Jersey 18% $8,000 166 Cornell University 18% $626,000 166 Hamilton College 18% $685,000 166 New York University 18% $191,000 166 North Carolina State University 18% $79,000 166 Occidental College 18% $302,000 166 Princeton University 18% $7,748,000 166 Syracuse University 18% $106,000 166 University of Arkansas 18% $77,000 166 University of Iowa 18% $148,000 166 University of Minnesota 18% $153,000 166 University of Puget Sound 18% $241,000 166 University of San Diego 18% $127,000 166 University of Washington 18% $146,000 166 Ursinus College 18% $106,000 166 Vanderbilt University 18% $1,536,000 166 Wesleyan University 18% $508,000 166 Wofford College 18% $244,000 186 Brandeis University 17% $318,000 186 Bryn Mawr College 17% $886,000 186 Carleton College 17% $618,000 186 Case Western Reserve University 17% $412,000 186 Connecticut College 17% $226,000 186 Dartmouth College 17% $1,969,000 186 DePauw University 17% $444,000 186 George Washington University 17% $220,000 186 Georgia College & State University 17% $12,000 186 Hope College 17% $101,000 186 Kettering University 17% $59,000 186 Missouri University of Science and Technology 17% $50,000 186 Ohio State University 17% $152,000 186 Providence College 17% $74,000 186 Rice University 17% $1,941,000 186 University of Delaware 17% $102,000 186 University of North Dakota 17% $40,000 186 University of Pittsburgh 17% $278,000 186 University of Richmond 17% $1,014,000 186 University of Wisconsin, Madison 17% $180,000 186 University of Wyoming 17% $94,000 207 Baylor University 16% $122,000 207 Belmont University 16% $58,000 207 Bowdoin College 16% $1,548,000 207 Gonzaga University 16% $82,000 207 Haverford College 16% $458,000 207 Rhodes College 16% $215,000 207 Taylor University 16% $61,000 207 University of Denver 16% $184,000 207 University of Georgia 16% $63,000 207 University of Michigan 16% $535,000 207 Virginia Polytechnic Institute 16% $54,000 207 Washington University in St. Louis 16% $1,773,000 207 Whitman College 16% $608,000 220 Bentley University 15% $89,000 220 Butler University 15% $63,000 220 Davidson College 15% $661,000 220 Endicott College 15% $40,000 220 Quinnipiac University 15% $116,000 220 Sarah Lawrence College 15% $107,000 220 Stonehill College 15% $128,000 220 Trinity College 15% $376,000 220 University of Maryland, College Park 15% $32,000 220 University of Vermont 15% $67,000 230 Brown University 14% $1,002,000 230 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo 14% $14,000 230 Calvin University 14% $76,000 230 Carnegie Mellon University 14% $477,000 230 Colby College 14% $508,000 230 Denison University 14% $526,000 230 Emerson College 14% $65,000 230 Georgetown University 14% $355,000 230 Miami University 14% $40,000 230 Olin College of Engineering 14% $1,560,000 230 Pitzer College 14% $211,000 230 Purdue University 14% $101,000 230 Texas Christian University 14% $207,000 230 Union College 14% $294,000 230 University of Chicago 14% $1,361,000 230 University of Colorado, Boulder 14% — 230 University of Miami 14% $120,000 230 Westmont College 14% $72,000 248 Clemson University 13% $47,000 248 Colgate University 13% $407,000 248 College of the Holy Cross 13% $331,000 248 Colorado School of Mines 13% $68,000 248 Creighton University 13% $150,000 248 Harvey Mudd College 13% $505,000 248 Northeastern University 13% $82,000 248 Pennsylvania State University 13% $72,000 248 University of Virginia 13% $598,000 257 Boston College 12% $379,000 257 Brigham Young University 12% $78,000 257 Duke University 12% $1,607,000 257 Georgia Institute of Technology 12% $183,000 257 Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology 12% $145,000 257 Skidmore College 12% $192,000 257 University of Notre Dame 12% $1,868,000 257 Villanova University 12% $144,000 265 Auburn University 11% $41,000 265 Furman University 11% $336,000 265 Reed College 11% $553,000 265 Tufts University 11% $411,000 265 William & Mary 11% $209,000 265 Yeshiva University 11% $197,000 271 Bucknell University 10% $295,000 271 California Institute of Technology 10% $4,597,000 271 Kenyon College 10% $294,000 271 Lafayette College 10% $408,000 271 Loyola Marymount University 10% $98,000 271 Wake Forest University 10% $339,000 271 Washington and Lee University 10% $1,216,000 271 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 10% $126,000 279 Elon University 9% $53,000 279 Santa Clara University 9% $275,000 279 Scripps College 9% $570,000 279 Southern Methodist University 9% $291,000 283 Bates College 8% $248,000 283 Fairfield University 8% $94,000 283 Oberlin College 8% $438,000 283 Tulane University 8% $225,000