Indicators of Higher Education Equity in the United States

Indicators of Higher Education Equity in the United States

The Pell Institute / June 2015
Pell Indicators Report

In 2004 and 2005, the Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education (Pell Institute), sponsored by the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE), published two editions of Indicators of Opportunity in Higher Education. The current 2015 publication, Indicators of Higher Education Equity in the United States, directly follows on this earlier effort. This publication brings together in partnership, the Pell Institute with the Alliance for Higher Education and Democracy (AHEAD) of University of Pennsylvania. Both organizations have a core mission to promote a more open, equitable, and democratic higher education system within the United States. The Pell Institute has a special mission to promote more equitable opportunity for low-income, first generation, and students with disabilities.

The purposes of this indicator project are:

  • To report the status of higher education equity in the United States and to identify changes over time in measures of equity;
  • To identify policies and practices that promote and hinder progress and illustrate the need for increased support of policies, programs and practices that not only improve overall attainment in higher education but also create greater equity in higher education attainment.
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