There’s been a lot of buzz this past week about the high disability rate in colleges. Many speculated that the rising disability rates at college could be chalked up to rich moms who want to give their normal, but mediocre, kids an edge. 

So, here’s a fun little chart that shows the disability rate across the elite colleges. Stanford’s disability rate is 38 percent. MIT is on the low side at 8 percent, which is odd because 1/3 of the students probably are legitimately on the autistic spectrum. Maybe another day, we can talk about what makes MIT different. 

Anyway, the disability rates are high in college. Let’s talk about it.

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