The Chetty study reviewed portion of kids in top 1% at different colleges. While a disproportionately large portion attended Ivy+ colleges, Ivy+ colleges were generally not the ones with highest percentage. The top 3 were by percentage enrollment were Trinity (26%), Colorado (24%), and SMU (23%). In terms colleges with largest number of students from top 1% (colleges top 1% are most likely to attend), there was a good variety of college types. I’d estimate the top colleges were:
Colleges Kids from Top 1% Families Were Most Likely to Attend
- NYU
- Michigan
- SMU
- USC
- Texas A&M
- UT Austin
- Penn
- TCU
- Arizona State
- Auburn