Some Colleges Have More Students From the Top 1 Percent Than the Bottom 60. Find Yours.

… and outcomes. Kudos to NYT for such a nice user-friendly presentation of the data.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/01/18/upshot/some-colleges-have-more-students-from-the-top-1-percent-than-the-bottom-60.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Feducation&action=click&contentCollection=education&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=5&pgtype=sectionfront

detailed data on each college here:

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/college-mobility/dartmouth-college

Very interesting observations. I’ve only heard anecdotally which universities “rich kids” go to, it’s interesting to see the actual data, and which schools have more diversity.

It’s also clear - not that we needed confirmation - that being wealthier significantly increases your chances of getting into an elite school.

Some schools also have much better “upward income mobility” than others, which I feel counters what seems to be the “accepted wisdom” here on CC that “it doesn’t matter what college you go to”.