Flagship Public Universities Stay Mostly White and Wealthy

Many public research universities programs designed to increase representation of students from low-income backgrounds and underrepresented minority groups have made little progress, according to an Education Trust report. The report acknowledged the efforts have resulted in notable changes in the proportion of financial aid that the institutions direct to needier students. But countervailing pressures have led them to continue to spend millions of dollars on students with no financial need. The report singles out several institutions for their positive results and progress.