College access and affordability: It's a common topic in higher education — because college is the one place that can really be a catapult when it comes to moving up the economic ladder.
And yet, research has shown that low-income students make up just 3 percent of the students that attend America's most selective colleges.
Universities are taking note, and have banded together under a new initiative to increase access to those students. Their goal? Enroll 50,000 additional low- and moderate-income students by 2025.
