ERIC Number: ED570106
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Oct
Pages: 9
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Serving Their Share: Some Colleges Could Be Doing a Much Better Job Enrolling and Graduating Low-Income Students
Campbell, Colleen; Voight, Mamie
Institute for Higher Education Policy
The report outlines ways colleges and universities can improve access and attainment for underserved students, particularly Pell Grant recipients, who come from low-income backgrounds. "Serving Their Share" lists 10 prominent public institutions who are failing to enroll as many low-income, high-achieving students as they could, based on their selectivity and other institutions' enrollment patterns. It also features interviews with administrators from access-improving institutions who exhibit deliberate recruitment and strong leadership focused on recruitment and retention of Pell students.
Descriptors: Higher Education, Enrollment, Low Income Students, Graduation Rate, College Preparation, College Bound Students, Undergraduate Students, Disproportionate Representation, Grants, Federal Programs, Student Financial Aid, Paying for College, Financial Needs, First Generation College Students, Access to Education, Minority Group Students, Federal Aid
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Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Secondary Education; High Schools
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Language: English
Sponsor: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Authoring Institution: Institute for Higher Education Policy
Identifiers - Location: Indiana; Pennsylvania
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Pell Grant Program
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