How The Rich Rig the College Admission Game

Sarah Kendzior, one of my favorite critics of higher education, rants about the domination of wealthy kids at Ivy League colleges.

Only 3.8 percent of American families make more than $200,000 per year. But at Harvard University, 45.6 percent of incoming freshman come from families making $200,000 or more. A mere 4 percent of Harvard students come from a family in the bottom quintile of US incomes, and only 17.8 percent come from the bottom three quintiles.