从2019年到2025年,美国精英学院的低收入学生入学率增长甚微,仅增长了0.2%。 Elite U.S. colleges saw minimal gains in low-income enrollment, with only a 0.2% increase from 2019 to 2025.

根据全国学生交流中心的数据,美国顶级学院在招收低收入学生方面只取得了微小进展,高选择性学校低收入街区学生的比例从2019年的13.2%上升到2025年的13.4%。 According to National Student Clearinghouse data, the percentage of students from lower-income neighborhoods attending highly selective institutions increased from 13.2% in 2019 to 13.4% in 2025, indicating that top U.S. colleges have only marginally increased their enrollment of low-income students. 尽管一些精英私立学院的佩尔补助金领取者有所增加,但收益不大,而且可能因2024年对佩尔资格规则的修改而膨胀。 Even though the number of Pell Grant recipients at some prestigious private universities has increased, the gains are small and could be exaggerated by changes to Pell eligibility regulations in 2024. 来自高收入地区的入学人数增加了近95 000名学生,而佩尔选择性公立学院的入学人数则有所下降。 While Pell enrollment at selective public colleges decreased, enrollment from high-income areas increased by almost 95,000 students. 专家说,进展有限反映了长期存在的系统性障碍,四分之三的顶级大学生仍然来自富裕背景,使人们怀疑尽管政策改变和公共承诺,改革的深度。 Three-quarters of elite college students still come from wealthy families, according to experts, which casts doubt on the extent of reform despite public promises and policy changes.