UT-Austin Ranked Among Top Schools for Low-Income Students

The University of Texas-Austin ranks 40th among the nation’s college when it comes to affordability for low-income students, according to a survey by The New York Times.

This is how the newspaper defined its search criteria:

“It’s based on the share of students who receive Pell grants (which typically go to families making less than $70,000); the graduation rate of those students; and the price that colleges charge both low- and middle-income students. The following table also shows colleges’ endowment per student, which is a measure of the resources available to colleges. This year, colleges with a five-year graduation rate of 75 percent or higher are included. (The cutoff last year applied to the four-year graduation rate, which is why this version includes more colleges.)”

The University of California’s school system got the highest rankings, taking the top five spots with its Irvine campus coming in first.

See the full list here.

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