Some Colleges Have More Students From The Top 1% Than The Bottom 60%The Upshot, NY Times
January 18, 2017
The top 1% is defined as $630k+, the bottom 60% is defined as <$65k.
An interactive feature near the middle of the article allows you to "add your favorite colleges to the tables in this article".
According to the article, the ten elite colleges which are most accessible to low- and middle-income students:
1. University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
2. Emory University
3. Barnard College
4. New York University (NYU)
5. Vassar College
6. Bryn Mawr College
7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
8. University of Miami (Florida)
9. Brandeis University
10.Wellesley College
A large dilemma for many parents today may be guiding their children's choice of a college, while vacillating over how much weight to place on financial considerations:
- Choose a top tier college which does not offer merit scholarships and may lead to incurring sizable student debt?
- Choose a less well-known college which offers a sizable merit scholarship, therefore avoids student debt?
For other families, college affordability may not be an issue, and having their child attend a top-tier college may be a means of signaling this to others.
