Too often when people state that college isn’t for “everyone” they neglect to realize this blanket statement limited to a group of people that may have a deep desire for college but simply lack the toolkit, the resources, the support, and the encouragement to actualize that deep desire and dream of college.

1. College Isn’t For
Everyone

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5. 0%
18%
35%
53%
70%
12%
65%
Black Students White Students
College Enrollment by Race
Source: U.S. Department of Education, 2013,
Condition of Education, Table 268

6. 0%
18%
35%
53%
70%
42%
65%
Black Students White Students
College Attainment by Race
Source: The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education

7. 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
20%
99%
Lowest-Earning Families Top-Earning Families
College Attainment At Age 24 by Income
Source: The Wall Street Journal

8. 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
10%
50%
Low-Income Families High-Income Families
Overall % of Individuals With A College Degree by Income
Source: “Inequality in Postsecondary Attainment” & “Getting
Ahead or Losing Ground: Economic Mobility in America”

9. 18 minutes
Average Time Low-Income Students Receive Per 4 Years in College Guidance
Source: “Promoting Economic Mobility by Increasing Postsecondaty Education”

11. 1000:1
National Counselor to Low-Income Student Ratio
Source: “Promoting Economic Mobility by Increasing Postsecondaty Education”

12. 50%
Percentage of Low-Income Students Who Attempt College
Source: Moving Beyond Access, College Success for Low-Income, First-Generation Students. The Pell Institute

13. ~$600 Billion
OR
3%-5%
Lost GDP As A Result of Low-Income Students Not Enrolling In College
The Economic Impact of the Achievement Gap in America's Schools. McKinsey & Company

14. 1% = $1 Million
Effect of Increased College Attainment on Local Economies
Moretti, E. (2004). Estimating the social return to higher education: Evidence from logitudinal and repeated cross-sectional data.
Journal of Econometrics, 121, 175-212. Retrieved from http://www.econ.berkeley.edu/~moretti/socret.pdf

15. 4% Increase
Effect of National Bureau of Economic Research’s One-On-One Mentoring on College
Graduation Rates
Source: The Effects of Student Coaching in College: An Evaluation of a Randomized
Experiment in Student Mentoring

16. 64
Number of Colleges and Universities Whose 6-Year Graduation Rate for Pell Grant
Recipients Equals or Outpaces Their Overall Graduation Rate
Source: “Analyzing Colleges’ Graduation Rates for Low-Income Students”

17. 100% College Admission
Rate
Over $800,000 in
Scholarships
Average of 4 Point Growth
on ACT
Lee High School’s Success for 40 Seniors in 2012

20. 100% College Admission Rate
Over $10 Million in
Scholarships
Average of 4 Point Growth on
ACT
80% Persistance Rate
The College Initiative’s Success

21. College Is For Everyone