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adds to their students’ ability to climb the economic ladder of success following graduation.</p> <p>For the Best Colleges ranking, the news outlet evaluated 500 universities and estimated the value added by each school to their students’ success (measured by salary), years to pay off the net price of an undergraduate degree and combined that with the school’s impact on graduation rates for 70 percent of the score. Student surveys about their campus learning environment accounted for 20 percent. The remaining 10 percent was based on “metrics about racial, ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds and disability status of students and faculty with the experiences of students on campus” via the survey.</p> <p>The social mobility list “rewards universities that take in the highest proportion of students coming from lower-income families, while maintaining high graduation rates and having a positive impact on graduate salaries and minimizing the costs of attending the college,” noted the publication. </p> <p>During the 2023-24 academic year, 70 percent of CPP undergraduate students were awarded financial aid totaling nearly $250 million through a variety of financial aid programs, including grants, loans, scholarships, veterans’ aid, athletic aid and work study.</p> <p>In general, during the 2023-24 academic year, an undergraduate dependent student whose family made less than $70,000 (with no assets) received sufficient grants to cover their tuition.</p> <div id="sitetags"> <h2>Tags </h2> <ul> <li><a href="/news/all-news.shtml?tag=Wall Street Journal">Wall Street Journal</a></li> <li><a href="/news/all-news.shtml?tag=Best Colleges ranking">Best Colleges ranking</a></li> <li><a href="/news/all-news.shtml?tag=college rankings">college rankings</a></li> <li><a href="/news/all-news.shtml?tag=ranking">ranking</a></li> <li><a href="/news/all-news.shtml?tag=social mobility">social mobility</a></li> <li><a href="/news/all-news.shtml?tag=rankings">rankings</a></li> </ul> </div> </article> </div> <footer> <section class="container" id="bottom-nav"> <div class="row"> <div class="card col-md-3 news-card"> <div class="card-body"> <h2 class="card-title">News</h2> <ul> <li> <a class="card-link" href="/news/all-news.shtml">View All News</a> </li> <li> <a class="card-link" href="/news/browse-by-topic.shtml">Browse by Topic</a> </li> <li> <a class="card-link" href="https://www.cpp.edu/stratcomm/cpp-news-and-stories.shtml">Submit a Story Idea</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="card social-card col-md-3"> <div class="card-body"> <h2 class="card-title">Social Media</h2> <ul> <li> <a class="card-link" href="/news/social-media-directory.shtml">Social Media Directory</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="card press-card col-md-3"> <div class="card-body"> <h2 class="card-title">For the Media</h2> <ul> <li> <a class="card-link" href="/news/for-the-media.shtml">Media Relations</a> </li> <li> <a class="card-link" href="https://experts.cpp.edu/" target="_blank">Experts Database <svg title="Opens in new window" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" class="bi bi-box-arrow-up-right" viewBox="0 0 16 16"> <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M8.636 3.5a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H1.5A1.5 1.5 0 0 0 0 4.5v10A1.5 1.5 0 0 0 1.5 16h10a1.5 1.5 0 0 0 1.5-1.5V7.864a.5.5 0 0 0-1 0V14.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5h-10a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5v-10a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h6.636a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5"/> <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M16 .5a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5h-5a.5.5 0 0 0 0 1h3.793L6.146 9.146a.5.5 0 1 0 .708.708L15 1.707V5.5a.5.5 0 0 0 1 0z"/> </svg> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="card publications-card col-md-3"> <div class="card-body"> <h2 class="card-title">Publications</h2> <ul> <li> <a class="card-link" href="https://www.cpp.edu/cppmag/" target="_blank" >CPP Magazine <svg title="Opens in new window" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" class="bi bi-box-arrow-up-right" viewBox="0 0 16 16"> <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M8.636 3.5a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H1.5A1.5 1.5 0 0 0 0 4.5v10A1.5 1.5 0 0 0 1.5 16h10a1.5 1.5 0 0 0 1.5-1.5V7.864a.5.5 0 0 0-1 0V14.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5h-10a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5v-10a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h6.636a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5"/> <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M16 .5a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5h-5a.5.5 0 0 0 0 1h3.793L6.146 9.146a.5.5 0 1 0 .708.708L15 1.707V5.5a.5.5 0 0 0 1 0z"/> </svg> </a> </li> <li> <a class="card-link" href="https://broncomag.cpp.edu/" target="_blank">Bronco Digital Magazine <svg title="Opens in new window" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" class="bi bi-box-arrow-up-right" viewBox="0 0 16 16"> <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M8.636 3.5a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H1.5A1.5 1.5 0 0 0 0 4.5v10A1.5 1.5 0 0 0 1.5 16h10a1.5 1.5 0 0 0 1.5-1.5V7.864a.5.5 0 0 0-1 0V14.5a.5.5 0 0 1-.5.5h-10a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5v-10a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h6.636a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5"/> <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M16 .5a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5h-5a.5.5 0 0 0 0 1h3.793L6.146 9.146a.5.5 0 1 0 .708.708L15 1.707V5.5a.5.5 0 0 0 1 0z"/> </svg> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </section> <footer class="container-fluid"> <div class="row"> <img class="footer-logo" src="/news/img/cpp-black.png" alt="calpoly pomona"> <p class="footer-address">3801 W. 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