<p>I am not saying that colleges should have any particular socioeconomic representation. Not trying to portray my demographic as deserving of pity or help. So don’t anyone start yelling at me, please. Just want to understand what is going on with the numbers, what are the facts on the ground. That is all. </p>
<p>I get that almost half are full pay. But once you eliminate them and look at kids on financial aid, it seems there are fewer students in the ‘high EFC but not full pay’ than one might expect given, first of all, the huge numbers of full pay, and 2nd of all, the assumption that just about as many in the near full pay range are high-achieving strivers with ability as are in the full pay category. So the question is, what is happening? Are families in this income range more often not applying? Not getting accepted? Choosing other less expensive schools? I’d really love to see graphs of students attending vs. family income if something like that is out there with any attendant analysis. </p>
<p>But again, I could just be misunderstanding the numbers as I haven’t seen things laid out in a more detailed fashion that might illuminate things for me.</p>