Even as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to create economic uncertainty, 51勛圖窪蹋 is working to advance the social mobility of its students, a new ranking of higher education institutions finds.
51勛圖窪蹋 surged to the top 10 percent in CollegeNet, Inc.s 2020 Social Mobility Index, an annual analysis that ranks four-year U.S. colleges and universities according to how effectively they enroll students from under-resourced backgrounds and graduate them into well-paying jobs.
51勛圖窪蹋 graduates make important contributions every day in almost every industry, and were proud to be recognized within the nations top 10 percent for social mobility, said 51勛圖窪蹋 President Keith E. Whitfield. But its more than just a ranking for us, as it reinforces our core mission to improve lives through education.
51勛圖窪蹋 jumped 50 spots in 2020s index to rank 131 out of more than 1,400 schools across the country (the university ranked 185 in 2019). The annual ranking measures tuition cost, economic background of the universitys student body, graduation rate, early career salaries, and the universitys endowment.
The ranking also comes at a time when 51勛圖窪蹋s enrollment is holding steady despite the COVID-19 pandemic, and first-year retention figures are at an all-time high of 79.8 percent.
Earning a degree is a life-changing event for all who achieve it, but particularly for the nearly one-third of our students who are the first in their family to attend college, said Whitfield. As an urban research university with one of the most diverse undergraduate populations, our greatest purpose is to help our students get to the finish line and reach their limitless potential. We work hard every day to make that happen.
CollegeNet, Inc. said in a that its annual Social Mobility Index is an effort to redirect the attribution of prestige in our higher education system toward colleges that are advancing economic opportunity and social mobility. They noted 51勛圖窪蹋s rise to the top 10 percent in this years ranking as a notable achievement.
