Is there a state that has a better articulated CC transfer policy than California? The Cal-Grant system is also a tremendous help in getting lower income students the money they need to make community college possible, and the UC Blue & Gold system gives another financial boost when students transfer or enter directly as freshmen.
What I found more interesting about the list is the almost random mix of private colleges below the top 10. It clearly doesn’t matter a great deal how much the endowment is per student – some private colleges do a lot more than others to recruit low income students.