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Wednesday, June 24, 2026
The Daily Pennsylvanian

Where does Penn fall amongst its peers in terms of economic diversity?

A new graphic on The Upshot has ranked colleges based on economic diversity.

Penn has a "College Access Index" score of 0.9, which according to the article is "based on the share of freshmen in recent years who came from low-income families (measured by the share receiving a Pell grant) and on the net price of attendance for low- and middle-income families."

Vassar College is the top school on the list with a score of 3.1.

Amongst its Ivy League peers, Penn is topped by Harvard, Columbia, and Brown. 

You can view the graphic and the accompanying article at The Upshot.