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September 11, 2023

For Selective Institutions, Progress and Backsliding on Socioeconomic Diversity

Ten years ago, Washington University in St. Louis was among the least economically diverse selective colleges in the U.S. Only about 6 percent of first-year students were recipients of the Pell Grant, a federal, income-based form of financial aid.  So university leaders decided they needed to make a change.
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