Talented students from every zip code and income level deserve the opportunity to access an excellent college education.
Talented students from every zip code and income level deserve the opportunity to access an excellent college education.
What We Do
The American Talent Initiative seeks to substantially expand access and opportunity for talented, low- and moderate-income students at the nation’s colleges and universities with the highest graduation rates. Member institutions are enhancing their own efforts to recruit and support lower-income students, learn from each other, and contribute to research that will help other colleges and universities expand opportunity.
Who We Are
The members of the American Talent Initiative represent a diverse set of public and private colleges and universities with high graduation rates. The initiative is funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies and coordinated by the Aspen Institute's College Excellence Program and Ithaka S+R.
Resources
What steps can top colleges and universities take to attract, enroll, and graduate low- and moderate-income students? We are studying how American Talent Initiative member institutions and others across the country are making measurable progress towards our goal of expanding access and opportunity and will share what we learn through regular publications.
Join ATI
ATI members are working towards one shared, ambitious goal: by the year 2025, attract, enroll, and graduate 50,000 additional high-achieving, low- and moderate-income students at the nation's top colleges and universities. Colleges and universities with six-year graduation rates above 70 percent are eligible to become members. Is your college or university interested in joining ATI?
Media
ATI is committed to showcasing the importance of our institutions’ equity-related efforts through op-eds, press releases, and news articles, part of an effort to advance the national commitment to expanded access and opportunity. See below for a running compilation of our local, regional, and national media hits, beginning with the founding of the initiative in 2016.