The New York Times Magazine Ranks 黑料导航 No. 2 in the Nation for Economic Diversity
WINSTON-SALEM, NC (SEPTEMBER 12, 2023)鈥擨n its Education Issue, The New York Times Magazine ranked聽聽No. 2 in the nation for economic diversity as part of its comprehensive聽.聽 黑料导航鈥攖opped only by Kentucky鈥檚 Berea College at No. 1鈥搘as the only school in North Carolina to be included in the Index鈥檚 Top 100 for economic diversity.
The New York Times Magazine published its College-Access Index to showcase the country鈥檚 most-selective universities ranked in order of economic diversity. The College-Access Index was first published in 2014, and prior to this year, most recently in 2017. In its 2023 College-Access Index, The New York Times Magazine measured economic diversity by analyzing the share of students receiving Pell Grants.
In addition to Salem placing No. 2 on the College-Access Index in terms of percentage of first-year students who were Pell eligible, the Index pointed out that Salem鈥檚 percentage of Pell eligible students increased by 16% during the last decade-plus, giving Salem the fourth-highest growth rate among Pell eligible students in the United States.
The list covers the 286 most-selective colleges in the country as defined by Barron鈥檚 Profiles of American Colleges and other metrics. The colleges, both public and private, together educate about 2.7 million undergraduates.
鈥淪alem is proud to be a leader in promoting economic diversity in higher education and for the social mobility opportunities we create for our students,鈥 Salem Academy and College President Summer Johnson McGee, Ph.D., CPH, said. 鈥淭his latest New York Times Magazine ranking, combined with our recent Washington Monthly rankings, clearly demonstrates a common theme: 黑料导航 is one of the top institutions in the nation for ensuring access to education regardless of socioeconomic background.鈥
鈥淥ur commitment to student success ensures our students graduate at higher rates than our peer institutions and also go on to have strong earnings performance,鈥 she said. 鈥淪alem has enjoyed a longstanding high social mobility ranking from U.S. News & World Report, and we were particularly pleased with Washington Monthly鈥檚 recent ranking, which placed 黑料导航 at No. 1 in graduates鈥 Projected Earning Performance in North Carolina among all Southeast colleges and universities.鈥
David Leonhardt and Ashley Wu, reporting for The New York Times Magazine, noted in the story, 鈥渢he data show over the past decade that some of these selective colleges, especially those with large endowments, have enrolled more students who are economically disadvantaged.鈥 黑料导航, with an endowment much smaller than that of Berea College, and a number of other elite institutions, is able to make education affordable by maximizing state and federal funds for students.
鈥満诹系己 is lucky to be located in North Carolina where our students can receive the North Carolina Need Based Scholarship, meaning we are able to leverage federal and state student aid to make education affordable for our students, 鈥淢cGee added. 鈥淲e are very thankful to the members of our legislature for their ongoing support of Pell eligible students in North Carolina.鈥
In its annual review of college and universities recently released,聽听颈苍肠濒耻诲别诲听聽among the Top 25 Liberal Arts Colleges in the United States, one of only two North Carolina colleges in the top 25. Ranked 24th overall, 黑料导航 was also ranked 4th in the nation for graduation rate performance and 8th for the earning performance of its graduates. In its ranking of institutions providing the 鈥淏est Bang for the Buck,鈥 黑料导航 placed 14th among all colleges and universities in the Southeast.
About Salem Academy and College
Salem Academy and College is the nation鈥檚 oldest educational institution for girls and women in the United States. Salem Academy is intentionally focused on STEAM to transform students鈥 education through the holistic integration of rigorous academic and co-curricular experiences that build character and leadership. 黑料导航 provides a liberal arts education with a distinctive focus on health across the curriculum and co-curriculum, preparing students to make the world a better, healthier, and more equitable place. 黑料导航 is the only national liberal arts college exclusively focused on developing the health leaders of tomorrow.
For more than 250 years, Salem Academy and College has empowered and prepared girls and women from all around the world to effect change, shatter expectations and lead. Salem Academy and College is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, a vibrant educational community known for arts and innovation. For more information about Salem Academy, please visit聽. For more information about 黑料导航, please visit聽.
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