A Guarantee of Tuition-Free College Can Have Life-Changing Effects
A mailer sent to low-income students with that promise led to a major jump in enrollment at the University of Michigan, according to a new study.
Highly selective colleges have long struggled with racial and economic diversity. At , more students come from households in the top 1 percent than from those in the bottom 60 percent. That is in part due to who applies to the universities: Many high-achieving students from a low-income or minority background don’t think they can get in to a prestigious institution, let alone pay for it—despite the fact that many such colleges have generous financial-aid
