College Isn’t For Everyone

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0%

18%

35%

52%

70%

12%

65%

Black Students White Students

College Enrollment by Race

Source: U.S. Department of Education, 2013, Condition of Education, Table 268

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0%

18%

35%

52%

70%

42%

65%

Black Students White Students

College Attainment by Race

Source: The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education

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0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

20%

99%

Top-Earning Families Lowest-Earning Families

College Attainment At Age 24 by Income

Source: The Wall Street Journal

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0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%

10%

50%

High-Income Families Low-Income Families

Overall % of Individuals With A College Degree by Income

Source: “Inequality in Postsecondary Attainment” & “Getting Ahead or Losing Ground: Economic Mobility in America”

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Average Time Low-Income Students Receive Per 4 Years in College Guidance

Source: “Promoting Economic Mobility by Increasing Postsecondaty Education”

1000:1

National Counselor to Low-Income Student Ratio

Source: “Promoting Economic Mobility by Increasing Postsecondaty Education”

50%

Percentage of Low-Income Students Who Attempt College

Source: Moving Beyond Access, College Success for Low-Income, First-Generation Students. The Pell Institute 

~$600 BillionOR

3%-5%

Lost GDP As A Result of Low-Income Students Not Enrolling In College

The Economic Impact of the Achievement Gap in America's Schools. McKinsey & Company

1% = $1 Million

Effect of Increased College Attainment on Local Economies

Moretti, E. (2004). Estimating the social return to higher education: Evidence from logitudinal and repeated cross-sectional data. Journal of Econometrics, 121, 175-212. Retrieved from http://www.econ.berkeley.edu/~moretti/socret.pdf

4% Increase

Effect of National Bureau of Economic Research’s One-On-One Mentoring on College Graduation Rates

Source: The Effects of Student Coaching in College: An Evaluation of a Randomized Experiment in Student Mentoring

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Number of Colleges and Universities Whose 6-Year Graduation Rate for Pell Grant Recipients Equals or Outpaces Their Overall Graduation Rate

Source: “Analyzing Colleges’ Graduation Rates for Low-Income Students”

100% College Admission Rate

Over $800,000 in Scholarships

Average of 4 Point Growth on ACT

Lee High School’s Success for 40 Seniors in 2012

100% College Admission Rate

Over $10 Million in Scholarships

Average of 4 Point Growth on ACT

80% Persistance Rate

The College Initiative’s Success

College Is For Everyone