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OCTOBER 6, 2023

Data Summary Check Around 23% of college students were food insecure in 2020. [1] 2] Check Food-insecure students had an average GPA of 3.33 while food-secure students had an average GPA of 3.51. [3] Around 23% of undergraduate students were food insecure in 2020, meaning that they had low or very low food security.

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MARCH 28, 2023

Data Summary Check Over one-third of undergraduates in a bachelor's degree program (about 37%) were first-generation college students in 2016. [1] 1] Check Many first-generation college students come from lower-income households and will likely incur more college debt. Black students were least likely.

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MAY 3, 2023

Data Summary Check Roughly 54% of Asians and Asian Americans ages 25 and older had a bachelor's degree or higher in 2019, however, this figure varies widely by origin group. [1] had a bachelor's degree or higher. [2] 2] Check The majority of Indian degree holders had a postgraduate degree.

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DECEMBER 22, 2022

According to recent data from the Department of Education (ED), about 8 in 10 bachelor's degree students (82%) have had help from their parents to pay for college. [1]. In 2019-2020, just over half of first-time, full-time undergraduates (52%) received college grant money from the federal government. [3]. Data Summary.

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MARCH 29, 2023

Data Summary Check Nearly 1 in 5 undergraduate college students reported having a disability in 2015-2016. [1] 1] Check 12% of graduate students reported having a disability. Note Reference [1] Check In 2022, 15% of college students reported having ADD or ADHD. [2] 10% received an alternative certificate.

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MARCH 31, 2023

Racial Diversity in College Enrollment In the fall of 2022, over 15 million total undergraduate students were enrolled in the U.S. Note Reference [1] White students made up nearly half of the total undergraduate population at 42%. Hispanic and Latino/a students were the second largest group at 17.5% November 2015.

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MAY 25, 2023

Note Reference [3] 2015-2023: Second Chance Pell Grant Access In 2015, the Obama-Biden administration launched a second chance program that piloted Pell Grants at specific universities. In 2014, 1% of incarcerated adults had a bachelor's, graduate, or professional degree. Federal Student Aid. Accessed April 2023.

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