California State University, Los Angeles is ranked number one in the U.S. based on the upward mobility of its students, according to a study published in 《足彩外围网站》.
这项研究由 The Equality of Opportunity Project examines the role of colleges and universities in helping individuals climb the income ladder. 加州大学洛杉矶分校 has propelled a higher percentage of students from the bottom fifth of income into the top fifth of U.S. 研究发现，他们是挣钱的人. Records from more than 2,000 colleges and universities were studied.
加州大学洛杉矶分校 has long viewed itself as an engine of social mobility because of its success in educating its diverse students, many of whom are the first in their families to attend college.
“This research confirms that 加州大学洛杉矶分校 provides a transformative educational experience,” said 加州大学洛杉矶分校 President William A. Covino. “我们对此感到高兴 《足彩外围网站》 has recognized our contributions to the lives of our students.”
加州大学洛杉矶分校’s mobility rate is 9.9%. Pace University-New York ranked second on the list with a rate of 8.4%.
“This study…really lays the groundwork for future study on how places like 加州大学洛杉矶分校 can be emulated,” said Robert Fluegge of Stanford University, one of several researchers involved in the study. “We want to understand exactly what is going on at places that look really good by our metrics.”
加州大学洛杉矶分校’s mobility rate is higher than Ivy League universities and others that admit a scant number of students from low income families.
“Education has the power to change the lives of all students, regardless of where they begin in life,” said 加州大学洛杉矶分校 Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Lynn Mahoney. “Our outstanding faculty and staff understand well the transformative role of public universities. They know what is needed to take students from where they are, to where they need to be.”
The study’s authors included researchers from UC Berkeley, Stanford and Brown University. The research is based on anonymous tax filings and tuition records from the federal government following 30 million college students from 1999 to 2013.
The study specifically defines a college or university’s mobility rate as “the fraction of its students who come from a family in the bottom fifth of the income distribution and end up in the top fifth,研究人员写道。.
“Each college’s mobility rate is the product of access, the fraction of students who come from families in the bottom fifth, 它的成功率, the fraction of such students who reach the top fifth.”
Researchers compared the incomes of college graduates in their 30s from low income families with that of their parents. The research focused on universities and colleges in the U.S. with more than 900 students born between 1980 and 1982 who attended school at some point between the ages of 19 and 22.
加州大学洛杉矶分校 also scored well when examining the upward mobility of students from the bottom 40% of the income distribution to the top 40%. The university ranks sixth on that list, with a mobility rate of 35.7%，根据… 《足彩外围网站》.
While highlighting the success of institutions like 加州大学洛杉矶分校, the study also underscores the need to study the means by which high mobility rates are achieved.
“At 加州大学洛杉矶分校 we focus on what matters most—our students,” said Vice President Jose A. 戈麦斯. “Our support not only elevates students, but also their families and the communities we serve.”
Photo: 加州大学洛杉矶分校 is ranked number one in the U.S. for student upward mobility. (Credit: 加州大学洛杉矶分校) Chart: Highest Upward Mobility Rate Colleges. (Credit: The Equality of Opportunity Project)
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加州大学洛杉矶分校 is a university dedicated to engagement, service, and the public good. 成立于1947年, the University serves more than 27,000 students and more than 247,000名杰出校友, who are as diverse as the city we serve. Located in the heart of Los Angeles, 加州大学洛杉矶分校 has long been recognized as an engine of economic and social mobility. Led by an award-winning faculty, the University offers nationally recognized programs in science, 艺术, 业务, 刑事司法, 工程, 护理, education and the humanities.
加州大学洛杉矶分校 is home to the critically-acclaimed Luckman Fine Arts Complex, Pat Brown Institute for 公共事务, Hertzberg-Davis Forensic Science Center, Hydrogen Research and Fueling Facility, Billie Jean King Sports Complex, TV, Film and 媒体 Center and the Center for Engagement, 服务, 和公共利益. For more information, visit www.CalStateLA.edu.