A recent study shows that the University of California enrolls more low-income students than any other top university in the country, public or private.
The study by Tom Mortenson of Postsecondary Education Opportunity, a national newsletter on access to higher education, looked at the top 50 national universities as ranked by U.S. News & World Report and ranked them according to the number of Pell Grant recipients they enrolled. Recipients of Pell Grants come from low-income families whose earnings are usually below $35,000 a year.
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