<p>This list is a small sample of all the colleges in the US. It is a list of the most economically diverse colleges, and although Elon is at the bottom of the list, it still made the list. The Pell change is a +3 which, I believe, indicates a rising number of students attending who qualified for Pell grants. </p>
<p>However, a list like this doesn’t say much about a college. Economic diversity is one measure. There are colleges that are more economically diverse than the ones on this list, but they don’t have the other qualification necessary to make this list which is at least a 75% graduation rate. Admitting lower income students is a good ideal, but if a college is also investing resources to support students graduating, that is good too. </p>
<p>Again, I don’t have a connection to Elon, but perhaps they can be more specific about answering your concern. </p>