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OVERALL SCORE: Overall score represents the combined score of our three metrics-social mobility, research, and service-with each metric being
weighted equally.
SOCIAL MOBILITY: The first column ranks the college by the percentage of all students graduating within eight years, and the second column ranks based
on the predicted rate of graduation (based on incoming ACT/SAT scores, Pell Grant percentages, and other measures; see our full methodology on page 105).
The third column ranks colleges based on the difference in six-year graduation rates between Pell Grant recipients and those who did not receive a Pell Grant.
The fourth column lists the number of Pell Grant recipients who graduated with a bachelor's degree. The fifth and sixth columns rank the difference between
the actual and predicted percentages of Pell Grant recipients and first-generation students based on ACT/SAT scores, the percentage of students admitted,
and the state's family income distribution. The seventh column ranks colleges based on the difference between actual and predicted earnings of all students
(dropouts and graduates) ten years after starting college, after controlling for student demographics and majors, living costs, and other factors. The eighth
column ranks by the net price of attending that institution, or the average price that first-time, full-time students who have a family income below $75,000 per
year and receive financial aid pay for college after subtracting grants and scholarships. The final two columns rank colleges based on the actual and predicted
performance of the percentage of students who repaid at least $1 in principal on their loans within five years of entering repayment.
RESEARCH: The first column shows total research expenditures. The second shows the college's ranking in the number of bachelor's recipients who go on to
receive PhDs, relative to college size.
SERVICE: The first column ranks the college by the number of alumni who go on to serve in the Peace Corps, relative to college size. The second column ranks
the college by the percentage of students who serve in ROTC. The third is the percentage of funds in federal work-study money that go to community service
(versus non-community service). The fourth category reflects whether a college matches AmeriCorps service grants for undergraduate students in all fields
of study (yes), at least one (some), or none (no). The final category includes measures of a college's voting engagement, and colleges can score between zero
and five points in this category.

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