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Harvard and it's peers are some of the very few academic institutions that have need blind admissions and generous need-based financial aid. For poor students,

Harvard and it's peers are some of the very few academic institutions that have need blind admissions and generous need-based financial aid. For poor students, Harvard and its peers are pretty much the only free college options besides merit scholarships.

jonifico 3y ago
Only 1.8% are students from poor families: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/college-mobility/harvard-university https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/college-mobilit...
- fancy_hammer 3y ago
  That is 100% not what the link says.
  - bagacrap 3y ago
    Hey, 82% are not 1%ers! That distribution really is extremely heavily skewed, so I think the original comment is correct, I can't see how it's improving equality. If 1.8% were poor and Harvard helped them become rich adults, probably 65% were rich and Harvard helped them stay rich as adults.
wahnfrieden 3y ago
they have plenty of money given tiny, static class sizes, and that population you're referring to is already a small one of a small overall student body.