Washington Monthly - September/October 2021 - 70

SOCIAL MOBILITY
RESEARCH
LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES
*Public institution
°For-profit institution
1 HARVEY MUDD COLLEGE (CA)
2 Wesleyan University (CT)
Pomona College (CA)
7
3
4 Williams College (MA)
5 Grinnell College (IA)
6 Amherst College (MA)
7 Middlebury College (VT)
8 Bowdoin College (ME)
9 Carleton College (MN)
10 Smith College (MA)
11 Vassar College (NY)
12 Macalester College (MN)
13 Berea College (KY)
14 Swarthmore College (PA)
15 Wellesley College (MA)
16 Washington and Lee University (VA)
17 Haverford College (PA)
18 College of Saint Benedict (MN)
19 Claremont McKenna College (CA)
20 Gustavus Adolphus College (MN)
21 Lafayette College (PA)
22 Hamilton College (NY)
23 St. Olaf College (MN)
24 Bates College (ME)
25 Connecticut College (CT)
26 Allegheny College (PA)
27 Beloit College (WI)
28 Dickinson College (PA)
29 Gettysburg College (PA)
30 St. Mary's College of Maryland (MD)*
31 Bryn Mawr College (PA)
32 University of Richmond (VA)
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2
3
35
1
5
6
8
138 19 27
38
64
50
114
43
49
52
71
61
77
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101
41
39 127 121
61 66 34 171
70 95
15 94 33
58 88 31
62 72
60 61
94 61
28 100 35 112
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4
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18 108 1
16 31
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24 119
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117 142 20
141 93
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36 106 49
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92 77
213 237
52 53
16 108 67 45
19 143
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57 47
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87
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38 158 76
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168 84 96 46 97
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113 69 36 90
68 126 48
119 104 60 21
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54 62 204 19
49 69 106 57
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19 56
36 156
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14 83 198
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116 38 50 184 68 24 37 146
7 69 100 87
34 133 114 44 77
18 60 97
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50 74 179 33
44 122 54 131 83
187 45 47
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30 104 77
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132 91
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54 36 77 149
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20% NO
11% YES
10% YES
11% YES
NO
7%
32% NO
16% YES
70% NO
NO
8%
24% NO
27% NO
23% NO
YES
8%
10% YES
14% NO
30% NO
21% NO
28% NO
14% NO
YES
8%
24% YES
17% NO
NO
8%
14% YES
30% NO
33% YES
14% NO
19% YES
YES
7%
36% NO
NO
11%
7%
YES
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0%
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19%
1%
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4%
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0%
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5%
2%
1%
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17%
5%
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 96).
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 column ranks the difference between the actual
and predicted percentages of Pell Grant recipients based on ACT/SAT scores, the percentage of students admitted, and the state's family income distribution.
The sixth column ranks colleges based on the percentage of students earning above 150 percent of the federal poverty line three years after graduation.
The seventh 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 loans that students and their parents repaid within five years of entering repayment.
RESEARCH: The first column ranks 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 and AmeriCorps, relative to college size, as well
as whether colleges match Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards. 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
indicates whether the school received the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, which is a measure of community involvement. The fifth category
includes measures of a college's voting engagement, and colleges can score between zero and six points in this category. The final category is the share of
degrees awarded in health, education, and social work majors.
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SERVICE
Graduation rate rank
Graduation rate performance rank
Pell graduation gap rank
Number of Pell graduates
Pell performance rank
Earnings rank
Net price rank
Repayment rank
Repayment rate performance rank
Research expenditures rank
Bachelor's to PhD rank
AmeriCorps/Peace Corps rank
ROTC rank
Percent of federal work-study
funds spent on service
Earns Carnegie Community
Engagement Classification?
Voting engagement points
% of grads with serviceoriented
majors
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