Low-income students still attend college at lower rates than high-income students. The lowest-income students are only one-seventh as likely as highest-income peers to attain a bachelor’s degree by 24. Poor targeting blunts the impact of tax-based aid on socioeconomic mobility and it's an inefficient way to promote college affordability and access because higher-income individuals are already likely to attend college
Low-income students still attend college at lower rates than high-income students. The lowest-income students are only one-seventh as likely as highest-income peers to attain a bachelor’s degree by 24. Poor targeting blunts the impact of tax-based aid on socioeconomic mobility and it's an inefficient way to promote college affordability and access because higher-income individuals are already likely to attend college