Greatly expanded programs of financial aid based on need have made it possible for large numbers of low income students to attend college. Since test scores have high correlation with family income, one might wonder whether or not the increase in low income students taking the Scholastic Aptitude Test has caused the decline in mean scores, which has been observed over the past 14 years. This review of available College Entrance Examination Board information--candidate data, income distributions of entering freshmen, percentage of age groups in college by income levels, and impact of student aid on low income enrollment--shows an increased percentage of students coming from lower income families before 1972, but no significant change since that time. (Author/EVH)