Charting a Clear Path to Graduation: How one college empowers low-income and first-gen students
“Located in California’s Inland Empire region, the University of California at Riverside serves many low-income and first-generation students. Nationally, those demographics are associated with low retention and graduation rates. But at Riverside, 90 percent of freshmen return for sophomore year, and students from underrepresented groups — including Pell Grant recipients — graduate at nearly the same rate as other students.