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Expanding Access and Opportunity in Higher Ed

Colleges working collaboratively to expand access and opportunity for highly talented lower-income students
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Talented students from every zip code and income level deserve the opportunity to access an excellent college education.

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Talented students from every zip code and income level deserve the opportunity to access an excellent college education.

2024 ATI Progress Report

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to the goals of ATI.
0Additional Pell students enrolled since the start of the initiative.
0Additional lower-income students enrolled since the start of the initiative, adjusting for recent changes to Pell.
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Statistics based on the period from 2015-16 to 2023-24

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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 colleges and universities expand opportunity.

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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 College Excellence Program and Ithaka S+R.

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