<p>It’s hard to generalize. One school I work at is a small private. most of the students there are Pell Grant recipients. Few have parents with degrees.</p>
<p>Other school I work at is a better-than-average directional. students run the gamet in my class from probably-Pell-level to UMC. Mix of first and non-first gen.</p>
<p>Since most adults in the US do not have 4 year degrees, and more than half of HS grads at least start college, my take is that more students are first gen than not. I think it’s hard to generalize about; anything we say here probably does not apply to any one particular college.</p>
<p>So knowing average incomes across the board most probably won’t tell you how families fare at your particular schools.</p>
<p>Do the schools you’re looking at have FA calculators? Do they spell out their aid policies? Can you use an online calculator to guesstimate your EFC?</p>