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The Johns Hopkins University made waves recently by saying it had quietly ceased giving legacy preferences. But there’s reason to doubt such a move would help colleges diversify their enrollments. (PREMIUM)
In the last decade, the university has lowered the proportion of legacy students in its freshman class from 12.5 percent to 3.5 percent. The share of students eligible for Pell Grants has gone up from 9 percent to 19 percent. (PREMIUM)
Several elite institutions have managed to keep costs for students from the poorest families at less than a 10th of what students from wealthier families pay. (PREMIUM)
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