Colleges with the Most First-Generation Students

Colleges with the Most First-Generation Students, ranked by first-generation student share. Enrollment share measures access, not student outcomes. Four-year colleges with at least 1,000 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 1,180 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California61.5%91%—$4k$59k53%19,56218 mi 2California State University-StanislausTurlock, California60.0%98%—$6k$63k53%8,38546 mi 3California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California59.7%94%—$5k$60k55%15,02352 mi 4California State University-Dominguez HillsCarson, California59.1%93%—$9k$57k43%12,5387 mi 5California State University-BakersfieldBakersfield, California58.2%94%—$6k$59k50%8,57770 mi 6University of North Texas at DallasDallas, Texas57.8%84%940$6k—42%2,878226 mi 7Berkeley College-Woodland ParkWoodland Park, New Jersey57.5%——$27k$40k44%1,77812 mi 8University of California-MercedMerced, California57.4%91%—$12k$64k69%8,37271 mi 9Post UniversityWaterbury, Connecticut56.8%——$22k$39k25%13,60318 mi 10Colorado Technical University-Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, Colorado54.6%——$17k$37k19%28,086706 mi 11Arizona College of Nursing-PhoenixPhoenix, Arizona54.4%100%—$37k$35k—1,229173 mi 12Arizona College of Nursing-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada54.4%100%—$31k$35k82%1,222226 mi 13Arizona College of Nursing-TempeTempe, Arizona54.4%100%—$32k$35k89%1,202164 mi 14University of Phoenix-ArizonaPhoenix, Arizona54.4%——$14k$38k21%85,991163 mi 15The University of Arizona Global CampusChandler, Arizona54.3%——$31k$35k11%20,1527 mi 16California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California53.9%93%—$7k$59k57%32,69114 mi 17Strayer University-Global RegionWashington, District of Columbia53.7%——$18k$40k14%9,3761 mi 18Strayer University-GeorgiaChamblee, Georgia53.7%——$18k$40k21%4,299218 mi 19Strayer University-North CarolinaGreensboro, North Carolina53.7%———$40k33%2,671163 mi 20Strayer University-TexasFarmers Branch, Texas53.7%———$40k25%2,293244 mi 21Strayer University-South CarolinaGreenville, South Carolina53.7%——$18k$40k17%1,868182 mi 22Strayer University-TennesseeNashville, Tennessee53.7%——$12k$40k0%1,784319 mi 23Strayer University-VirginiaArlington, Virginia53.7%——$20k$40k36%1,6681 mi 24Strayer University-PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania53.7%———$40k0%1,2269 mi 25Strayer University-AlabamaBirmingham, Alabama53.7%———$40k0%1,196201 mi 26Strayer University-FloridaTampa, Florida53.7%——$16k$40k100%1,1077 mi 27Strayer University-MarylandBaltimore, Maryland53.7%———$40k38%1,0436 mi 28Texas A&M University-San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas53.5%93%955$11k$54k40%6,599114 mi 29Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional StudiesFort Wayne, Indiana53.3%——$20k$47k28%2,68697 mi 30Indiana Institute of TechnologyFort Wayne, Indiana53.3%70%—$23k$47k48%1,44197 mi 31California State University-FresnoFresno, California53.3%95%—$7k$61k57%21,605112 mi 32Trinity Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia53.2%100%—$9k$54k49%1,4144 mi 33New Jersey City UniversityJersey City, New Jersey53.0%98%—$16k$53k34%3,6811 mi 34University of Houston-DowntownHouston, Texas52.7%90%1029$11k$54k33%12,55518 mi 35The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas52.6%94%985$5k$50k51%28,66645 mi 36CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, New York51.9%57%970$3k$58k51%10,6961 mi 37California State University-Monterey BaySeaside, California51.8%97%—$14k$59k59%6,8192 mi 38CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn, New York51.2%80%1010$5k$49k21%13,580< 1 mi 39Bethel UniversityMcKenzie, Tennessee51.2%60%972$13k$47k35%1,547374 mi 40Dalton State CollegeDalton, Georgia51.2%——$5k$40k25%4,553284 mi 41CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, New York51.1%48%1280$3k$76k72%16,1541 mi 42California State University-East BayHayward, California50.9%97%—$9k$71k48%9,8096 mi 43Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, Illinois50.9%75%—$14k$52k22%3,9823 mi 44University of Maine at AugustaAugusta, Maine50.9%——$11k$40k27%2,65919 mi 45Dominican UniversityRiver Forest, Illinois50.7%90%1002$12k$60k55%2,5619 mi 46California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, California50.7%95%—$10k$62k51%5,0135 mi 47University of La VerneLa Verne, California50.6%71%1083$20k$65k63%3,05031 mi 48National Louis UniversityChicago, Illinois50.4%95%—$13k$46k30%4,4061 mi 49Edward Waters UniversityJacksonville, Florida50.4%85%—$14k$35k28%1,08717 mi 50Franklin UniversityColumbus, Ohio50.3%——$25k$52k11%5,562102 mi 51CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeBrooklyn, New York50.3%86%920$6k$46k20%3,2333 mi 52University of Massachusetts GlobalAliso Viejo, California50.0%——$33k$66k43%4,4915 mi 53Mid-America Christian UniversityOklahoma City, Oklahoma49.8%92%1020$17k$46k44%1,666414 mi 54Mount Saint Mary's UniversityLos Angeles, California49.7%73%—$21k$72k53%1,7195 mi 55Bay Path UniversityLongmeadow, Massachusetts49.7%85%1120$14k$55k44%1,10849 mi 56Southern University at New OrleansNew Orleans, Louisiana49.6%79%944$15k$34k13%1,0551 mi 57CUNY York CollegeJamaica, New York49.6%64%880$4k$57k32%4,3454 mi 58Felician UniversityLodi, New Jersey49.5%——$40k$58k47%1,7747 mi 59California State University-FullertonFullerton, California49.5%91%—$7k$63k70%38,54616 mi 60Berkeley College-New YorkNew York, New York49.4%——$34k$46k44%1,4491 mi 61Saint Xavier UniversityChicago, Illinois49.4%84%—$11k$59k57%3,0969 mi 62Galen College of Nursing-LouisvilleLouisville, Kentucky49.3%——$19k$61k61%4,801248 mi 63California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California49.3%75%—$12k$72k68%25,04227 mi 64Bluefield State UniversityBluefield, West Virginia49.3%97%989$14k$38k37%1,042218 mi 65Texas A & M International UniversityLaredo, Texas49.2%44%993$4k$48k46%6,667102 mi 66Saint Leo UniversitySaint Leo, Florida49.1%78%—$21k$48k45%6,72126 mi 67California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California49.0%94%—$9k$65k56%28,35032 mi 68San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California49.0%85%—$14k$79k69%27,60112 mi 69Nevada State UniversityHenderson, Nevada48.8%87%—$14k$53k34%3,762234 mi 70California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California48.6%46%—$10k$64k69%35,9243 mi 71Columbia CollegeColumbia, Missouri48.6%——$23k$45k42%4,950317 mi 72CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, New York48.5%57%1080$3k$56k56%11,590< 1 mi 73Glenville State UniversityGlenville, West Virginia48.5%——$14k$39k34%1,096183 mi 74University of California-RiversideRiverside, California48.4%76%—$14k$68k76%22,59340 mi 75Texas Wesleyan UniversityFort Worth, Texas48.3%69%1070$24k$54k32%1,741245 mi 76Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, New Hampshire48.3%100%—$37k$50k43%163,16433 mi 77California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, California48.3%95%—$10k$63k55%14,87710 mi 78San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California48.2%96%—$12k$68k50%18,6392 mi 79University of Houston-Clear LakeHouston, Texas48.2%91%1060$16k$59k52%6,0785 mi 80Saint Peter's UniversityJersey City, New Jersey48.0%90%—$12k$58k58%2,1352 mi 81Park UniversityParkville, Missouri48.0%——$21k$56k38%4,555414 mi 82Athens State UniversityAthens, Alabama47.8%———$50k—2,446288 mi 83Western New Mexico UniversitySilver City, New Mexico47.7%——$9k$39k32%2,026301 mi 84Concord UniversityAthens, West Virginia47.6%93%977$10k$43k39%1,504205 mi 85CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, New York47.6%58%1140$3k$61k54%10,5433 mi 86Our Lady of the Lake UniversitySan Antonio, Texas47.6%——$16k$49k46%1,066121 mi 87Texas A&M University-TexarkanaTexarkana, Texas47.5%64%—$13k$46k30%1,982243 mi 88Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenix, Arizona47.4%79%1077$22k$42k43%73,371165 mi 89Indiana Wesleyan University-National & GlobalMarion, Indiana47.4%——$17k$60k35%6,656105 mi 90Indiana Wesleyan University-MarionMarion, Indiana47.4%89%1082$23k$60k67%1,974105 mi 91California State University-ChicoChico, California47.3%93%—$14k$64k63%13,631103 mi 92Chamberlain University-IllinoisAddison, Illinois47.3%83%—$32k$92k42%14,02719 mi 93Chamberlain University-TexasHouston, Texas47.3%84%—$32k$92k25%2,27031 mi 94Chamberlain University-GeorgiaSandy Springs, Georgia47.3%91%—$33k$92k50%1,940223 mi 95Chamberlain University-New JerseyNorth Brunswick, New Jersey47.3%100%—$38k$92k33%1,2268 mi 96Coppin State UniversityBaltimore, Maryland47.2%46%975$10k$46k26%1,8444 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.