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New Rankings: College Economic Diversity - Morse Code: Inside the College Rankings (usnews.com)

New Rankings: College Economic Diversity - Morse Code: Inside the College Rankings (usnews.com)

New Rankings: College Economic Diversity

September 30, 2010 09:00 AM ET | Robert Morse | Permanent Link | Print

U.S. News has once again taken a look at economic diversity at colleges. Economic diversity is important to some prospective students who want to understand more about the socioeconomic composition of the student body. Economic diversity has recently been getting a great deal of consideration as an important issue in higher ed. Why? Many of the top ranked schools (see links below) within our Best Colleges rankings historically haven't enrolled large numbers of students from low-