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College demographics are a pretty well-defined measurable at this point. Sure, lower-income kids attend too, but "Mom and Dad went to college" is...

Posted by Name Withheld by Request (aka BlueKopo) Nov 3 '17, 08:11

...The near-perfect indicator on college attendance for modern teens. And we all know that university degrees usually lend themselves to middle- and upper-class lifestyles.

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- A university would have less money for a lot of things tho. If getting lower income students is so important, would they make the cuts in those areas? -- nm - Roger More Nov 3, 08:19 7
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    - I think cuts would have a lumpier impact - eg a university might decide not to build a new building, but extend the life of an old one by a few years - Roger More Nov 3, 08:38 1
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    - "The trends are reversing over the last 20 years..." Are you sure about that claim? Not saying "Aha, you're wrong!" but it isn't what I've seen/read. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Nov 3, 08:29 3
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        So what's the percentage of low-income freshmen is Yale citing? -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Nov 3, 08:48 1
        
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A down and dirty Google search just found this UCLA study from 2007 that cited 2007 freshmen came from families with 60% higher family incomes. -- (link) - Name Withheld by Request Nov 3, 08:13

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