Best for First-Generation Students
Universities serving the highest share of first-generation college students.
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Brooklyn, NY
95.7%
First-Gen Students
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Los Angeles, CA
85.9%
First-Gen Students
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Brooklyn, NY
85.1%
First-Gen Students
#4
Aguadilla, PR
81.7%
First-Gen Students
#5
East Orange, NJ
81.1%
First-Gen Students
#6
Santa Ana, CA
78.7%
First-Gen Students
#7
Perth Amboy, NJ
78.0%
First-Gen Students
#8
Plantation, FL
78.0%
First-Gen Students
#9
Chamblee, GA
77.5%
First-Gen Students
#10
Gainesville, GA
77.5%
First-Gen Students
#11
Morrow, GA
77.5%
First-Gen Students
#12
Newport, KY
77.5%
First-Gen Students
#13
Houston, TX
76.8%
First-Gen Students
#14
Pasadena, TX
76.8%
First-Gen Students
#15
Houston, TX
76.8%
First-Gen Students
#16
Rego Park, NY
76.5%
First-Gen Students
#17
Bayamon, PR
76.4%
First-Gen Students
#18
Waterbury, CT
75.8%
First-Gen Students
#19
Miami, FL
75.8%
First-Gen Students
#20
Boynton Beach, FL
74.9%
First-Gen Students
#21
Staten Island, NY
74.8%
First-Gen Students
#22
Westminster, CA
74.7%
First-Gen Students
#23
Miami, FL
73.8%
First-Gen Students
#24
Hialeah, FL
73.8%
First-Gen Students
#25
Los Angeles, CA
73.4%
First-Gen Students
#26
Dallas, TX
73.4%
First-Gen Students
#27
Chicago, IL
73.2%
First-Gen Students
#28
East Orange, NJ
73.0%
First-Gen Students
#29
Los Angeles, CA
72.3%
First-Gen Students
#30
Miami, FL
72.2%
First-Gen Students
#31
Columbus, OH
72.1%
First-Gen Students
#32
Amarillo, TX
72.0%
First-Gen Students
#33
Palm Desert, CA
72.0%
First-Gen Students
#34
Duncan, OK
71.9%
First-Gen Students
#35
Fountain Valley, CA
71.9%
First-Gen Students
#36
Hemet, CA
71.9%
First-Gen Students
#37
Washington, DC
71.7%
First-Gen Students
#38
Canfield, OH
71.7%
First-Gen Students
#39
New Tazewell, TN
71.7%
First-Gen Students
#40
Jersey City, NJ
71.5%
First-Gen Students
#41
San Antonio, TX
71.4%
First-Gen Students
#42
Weslaco, TX
71.4%
First-Gen Students
#43
Silver Spring, MD
71.3%
First-Gen Students
#44
Baltimore, MD
71.3%
First-Gen Students
#45
Pharr, TX
71.2%
First-Gen Students
#46
Boston, MA
71.2%
First-Gen Students
#47
Miami Lakes, FL
71.2%
First-Gen Students
#48
Santa Fe Springs, CA
71.1%
First-Gen Students
#49
Hialeah Gardens, FL
70.9%
First-Gen Students
#50
Hemet, CA
70.4%
First-Gen Students
#51
La Quinta, CA
70.4%
First-Gen Students
#52
Los Angeles, CA
70.1%
First-Gen Students
#53
Indianapolis, IN
70.0%
First-Gen Students
#54
Martinsburg, WV
70.0%
First-Gen Students
#55
Sylmar, CA
69.9%
First-Gen Students
#56
Hillcrest Heights, MD
69.8%
First-Gen Students
#57
Temple City, CA
69.8%
First-Gen Students
#58
Santa Ana, CA
69.6%
First-Gen Students
#59
Miami, FL
69.6%
First-Gen Students
#60
Medina, OH
69.5%
First-Gen Students
#61
Uniontown, OH
69.4%
First-Gen Students
#62
Santa Maria, CA
69.3%
First-Gen Students
#63
El Centro, CA
69.3%
First-Gen Students
#64
San Jose, CA
69.3%
First-Gen Students
#65
Watsonville, CA
69.3%
First-Gen Students
#66
Coachella, CA
69.3%
First-Gen Students
#67
Soledad, CA
69.3%
First-Gen Students
#68
El Paso, TX
69.3%
First-Gen Students
#69
San Diego, CA
69.3%
First-Gen Students
#70
Oxnard, CA
69.3%
First-Gen Students
#71
Colton, CA
69.3%
First-Gen Students
#72
Salinas, CA
69.3%
First-Gen Students
#73
Shreveport, LA
69.2%
First-Gen Students
#74
Frackville, PA
68.9%
First-Gen Students
#75
San Antonio, TX
68.8%
First-Gen Students
#76
Lancaster, PA
68.8%
First-Gen Students
#77
Lebanon, PA
68.8%
First-Gen Students
#78
Long Island City, NY
68.7%
First-Gen Students
#79
Post Falls, ID
68.7%
First-Gen Students
#80
San Juan, PR
68.6%
First-Gen Students
#81
Humacao, PR
68.6%
First-Gen Students
#82
Dallas, TX
68.6%
First-Gen Students
#83
Monterey Park, CA
68.5%
First-Gen Students
#84
Riverside, CA
68.4%
First-Gen Students
#85
Santa Ana, CA
68.4%
First-Gen Students
#86
Huntington Park, CA
68.4%
First-Gen Students
#87
Chicago, IL
68.3%
First-Gen Students
#88
Riverside, CA
68.3%
First-Gen Students
#89
Whittier, CA
68.3%
First-Gen Students
#90
Houma, LA
68.2%
First-Gen Students
#91
Turnersville, NJ
68.0%
First-Gen Students
#92
New Philadelphia, OH
68.0%
First-Gen Students
#93
McAllen, TX
67.9%
First-Gen Students
#94
Baldwin Park, CA
67.9%
First-Gen Students
#95
Clarksburg, WV
67.8%
First-Gen Students
#96
Downey, CA
67.7%
First-Gen Students
#97
Milton, FL
67.7%
First-Gen Students
#98
Somers, CT
67.5%
First-Gen Students
#99
Bridgeport, CT
67.5%
First-Gen Students
#100
Mission, TX
67.4%
First-Gen Students
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