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<p>Bluebayou, you might follow the above thread. Princeton increased the percentage of low income students from 15% of last years class to 16.4% this year. This is a modest increase in numbers (16 additional lower income students) but a significant change on a percentage basis. Most of the improvement probably came from increased recruiting in parts of the country where Princeton admission officers have not previously had the time to travel and I suspect it will have a cumulative effect. In future years, its likely that these numbers will increase somewhat.</p>
<p>There are many reasons to be concerned about the increasing reliance on early admission programs, only one of which relates to lower income students. Whether or not you agree with the rationale, the effect so far has been positive for Princeton. It certainly didnt lose anything by switching and the change gave admission officers much more time to travel to places they had not previously visited.</p>
<p>Princeton’s class of 2012 is the 11th to matriculate since the University began revamping its financial aid practices to make a Princeton education more affordable to a broader range of students. This year, 697 freshmen, or a record 56 percent of the class, are receiving financial aid, compared to 671 freshmen, or 54 percent of the class, last year. The class includes 204 students from low-income backgrounds, or 16.4 percent of freshmen, compared to 188 low-income students, or 15 percent of the class of 2011. The average grant of $33,671 for a member of the class of 2012 is up from $31,187 a year earlier. </p>
<p>[Princeton</a> University - Freshman class ranks as Princeton’s most diverse](<a href=“http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S22/15/15O66/index.xml?section=topstories]Princeton”>http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S22/15/15O66/index.xml?section=topstories)</p>