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St. Lawrence University among elite schools making more places for less well-off students, NY Times says

Posted 9/29/14

CANTON -- The New York Times has listed St. Lawrence University with the top colleges in the nation making an effort at bringing economic diversity among students to the school. The Times created a …

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St. Lawrence University among elite schools making more places for less well-off students, NY Times says

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CANTON -- The New York Times has listed St. Lawrence University with the top colleges in the nation making an effort at bringing economic diversity among students to the school.

The Times created a "College Access List" based on the share of first year students from low-income income families receiving Pell Grants and on the net price of attendance for low- and middle-income families. Only colleges with four-year graduation rates of at least 75 percent were included.

The full article can be read at http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/09/upshot/top-colleges-that-enroll-rich-middle-class-and-poor.html.

A graphic listing St. Lawrence number 37 on its list can be found at http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/09/09/upshot/09up-college-access-index.html.