Want Diversity? Keep Test-Optional, but Improve Guidance
Economic diversity is a hot topic in higher education these days. Low-income student enrollment is slightly up at some institutions. To note, enrollment increased much more for affluent students, and there is much room for improvement.
In a recent report, the American Talent Initiative (ATI), a group of 135 institutions seeking to increase economic diversity, attributed the progress to increased investments in financial aid, as well as members committing to increase the number of Pell-eligible students.