Study: Gap between Richest and Poorest Students Finishing College Increasing

A study recently released by the Pell Institute for the Study of Higher Education shows that not only is the income gap between the richest and poorest Americans increasing, but the college-completion gap between them is growing, too. Over the past 45 years, the percentage of students who coming from households with a total annual income of $34,000 or less that completed college rose from six to nine percent. However, students that came from more affluent homes saw an increase in completion rates from 44 to 77 percent. That puts the college-completion gap between the poorest and richest students at a 46 percent difference… Read more…

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