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Top 10 Best Colleges For Low Income Students

College For Low Income Students

A recent list of the best colleges for low-income students was compiled by CollegeNET, a Portland, Oregon-based developer of web technology for higher education, and PayScale, Inc., an online salary, benefits and compensation information company. Their collaboration resulted in a list of the ten best schools for disadvantaged students.

How the schools were rated

Schools were analyzed according to how well they helped low-income students graduate from college and begin their careers without worrying about excessive student debt. The specific rating categories included tuition, percentage of the student body from low-income households, the percentage of students who graduate, salaries of graduates once they land a job, and the size of each school’s endowment.

Here are the ones that made the top 10 list:

#1. Montana Tech of the University of Montana - annual tuition: $6,464; students from low-income households: 31.3 percent

#2. Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey - annual tuition: $12,380; students from low-income households: 70.7 percent

#3. Florida A&M University - annual tuition: $5,785; students from low-income households: 91.7 percent

#4. California State Polytecnic University/Pomona - annual tuition: $6,350; students from low-income households: 36 percent

#5. California State University/Northridge - annual tuition: $6,525; students from low-income households: 64.6 percent

#6. University of California/Davis - annual tuition: $13,895; students from low-income households: 30.7 percent

#7. Florida International University - annual tuition: $6,496; students from low-income households: 62.4 percent

#8. University of California/Riverside - annual tuition: $12,960; students from low-income households: 43 percent

#9. University of California/Berkeley - annual tuition: $12,864; students from low-income households: 18.8 percent

#10. California State University/Stanislaus - annual tuition: $6,491; students from low-income households: 51.8 percent

To read more information on the Top 10 Best Colleges for low-income students, recently posted on News4Jax in Jacksonville, Florida, visit m.news4jax.com/education/best-colleges-for-lowincome-students/29190660


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