Explore How Income Influences Attendance at 139 Top Colleges

At many selective private colleges, being very rich is a door to entry — students with parents earning in the top 1 percent attend at much higher rates than other similarly qualified students, new data [from Opportunity Insights] shows. At most flagship public colleges, on the other hand, there is no such difference, and in-state students from across the income spectrum attend at roughly similar rates… Read more at the New York Times