"This is a conservative estimate."
"By and large, the Pell figure is higher than the number of students from low- and middle-income neighborhoods, suggesting that many Pell students who enroll at ATI institutions come from higher-income neighborhoods."
"Which makes sense, given K-12 research on high-achieving, low-income students,"
ATI member colleges and universities enrolled nearly 75,000 more Pell Grant students in 2024 than in 2015, representing substantial gains in postsecondary access for lower-income, high-achieving students. The American Talent Initiative launched in 2016 with Bloomberg Philanthropies support and partnerships including the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program, Ithaka S+R, and about 140 institutions. Some of the 2023–2024 increase reflects federal expansion of Pell eligibility. After adjusting with National Student Clearinghouse neighborhood income data, ATI members still added nearly 40,000 lower-income students since 2015, including roughly 18,000 from low- and middle-income neighborhoods between 2023 and 2024. Transfer students accounted for more than 20 percent of the 18,000 gains.
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