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Post by Aggie One on Oct 9, 2014 11:10:25 GMT -5
N.C. A&T MAINTAINS NO. 2 SPOT FOR SOCIAL MOBILITY
Greensboro, NC -For the third year in a row, N.C. A&T State University ranked No. 2 in the nation for social mobility in Washington Monthly’s 2014 National Universities Rankings. Social mobility measures how well a university performs as an engine for improved social status. By using data from the U.S. Department of Education’s Integrated Post-Secondary Education Data System Survey, Washington Monthly compares the percentage of Pell Grant recipients to the predicted graduation rate, the actual graduation rate and other factors. While 57 percent of North Carolina A&T students receive Pell Grants, a figure the magazine uses to determine the school’s commitment to educating lower-income students, graduation numbers soar to 41 percent—well over the predicted graduation rate. For the rest of the story: www.ncat.edu/news/2014/09/social-mobility.htmlRankings: www.washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide/rankings-2014/national-universities-rank-all.php
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