Economic Diversity of Colleges

This website is the first publicly available source of campus-level data on student income, race and ethnicity, and student loan usage that can be compared over time and across institutions.

Users can view and compare 311 different data elements for each of 3,165 accredited colleges and universities. Data for academic years 2000-01, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, and 2006-07 are available for most institutions. There are two ways to use this site:

Profile of an individual
college or university

Search for institutions by name
See summary page with key facts
Detailed data on:
- enrollment
- income
- race and ethnicity
- financial aid applicants
- Pell Grants
- student debt
Data for 2000-01 and 2006-07

Compare selected data for multiple
colleges and universities

Select institutions at the state, regional, or national level
Compare an institution to those with similar characteristics
Choose variables from all available data elements, including those included in the individual profiles plus data on:
- dependency status
- institution characteristics
- loans
- total dollars (tuition, grants, loans)
Data for 2000-01, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, and 2006-07
Findings are sortable, and presented in table form
Tables can be printed or downloaded to Excel

© The Institute for College Access & Success 2008. Data on student debt of graduating seniors is from Peterson’s Undergraduate Financial Aid and Undergraduate Databases, © 2008 Peterson’s, a Nelnet company. All rights reserved.