下面是由USNews发布的2011年美国综合性大学排名中，关于学生的经济差异Economic Diversity National Universities的排名。这份USNews综合性大学排名是以一个学校中接受针对低收入大学生的奖学金Pell Grants为标准的，接受的比例越高，就表明该学校拥有越多低收入的大学生，即是穷学生。
Economic diversity has received growing attention in higher education, particularly at elite schools that haven't traditionally enrolled large numbers of low-income students or students from low-income families. This table shows the percentage of undergraduates receiving federal Pell grants for low-income students. The proportion of students on Pell grants, which are most often given to undergrads with family incomes under $20,000, isn't a perfect measure of an institution's efforts to achieve economic diversity: A college might enroll a large number of students just above the Pell cutoff, for instance, and percentages at public universities may reflect the wide variation from state to state in the number of qualified low-income students. Still, many experts say that Pell figures are the best available gauge of how many low-income undergrads there are on a given campus. Pell grant percentages were calculated using 2008-2009 school year data on the number of Pell grant recipients at each school collected by the U.S. Dept. of Education and given to U.S. News and fall 2008 total undergraduate enrollment collected from the colleges themselves by U.S. News.
| School | Percent of undergraduates receiving Pell grants |
| University of La Verne La Verne, CA | 93% |
| New Mexico State University Las Cruces, NM | 78% |
| Jackson State University Jackson, MS | 78% |
| South Carolina State University Orangeburg, SC | 72% |
| Kent State University Kent, OH | 61% |
| Florida A&M University Tallahassee, FL | 60% |
| Tennessee State University Nashville, TN | 56% |
| Texas A&M University--Kingsville Kingsville, TX | 54% |
| University of Texas--El Paso El Paso, TX | 52% |
| Spalding University Louisville, KY | 49% |
| North Carolina A&T State University Greensboro, NC | 48% |
| Morgan State University Baltimore, MD | 48% |
| Texas A&M University--Commerce Commerce, TX | 48% |
| Idaho State University Pocatello, ID | 46% |
| University of California--Riverside Riverside, CA | 45% |
| University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS | 45% |
| Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL | 44% |
| University of Bridgeport Bridgeport, CT | 44% |
| Ohio University Athens, OH | 43% |
| Utah State University Logan, UT | 43% |
| University of Memphis Memphis, TN | 43% |
| Polytechnic Institute of New York University Brooklyn, NY | 42% |
| Regent University Virginia Beach, VA | 42% |
| Barry University Miami Shores, FL | 40% |
| Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH | 40% |
| Wayne State University Detroit, MI | 38% |
| University of Montana Missoula, MT | 38% |
| University of Illinois--Chicago Chicago, IL | 38% |
| University of Akron Akron, OH | 37% |
| Texas Woman's University Denton, TX | 37% |
| Georgia State University Atlanta, GA | 37% |
| University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH | 36% |
| Nova Southeastern University Ft. Lauderdale, FL | 36% |
| University of California--San Diego La Jolla, CA | 36% |
| Howard University Washington, DC | 35% |
| Oral Roberts University Tulsa, OK | 35% |
| University of Texas--Arlington Arlington, TX | 34% |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA | 34% |
| Florida International University Miami, FL | 34% |
| Andrews University Berrien Springs, MI | 34% |
| Portland State University Portland, OR | 34% |
| Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, OH | 33% |
| Southern Illinois University--Carbondale Carbondale, IL | 33% |
| University of California--Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | 33% |
| East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN | 33% |
| University of North Carolina--Greensboro Greensboro, NC | 33% |
| Stony Brook University--SUNY Stony Brook, NY | 32% |
| University of California--Davis Davis, CA | 32% |
| University of Idaho Moscow, ID | 32% |
| University of California--Berkeley Berkeley, CA | 32% |
| University of the Pacific Stockton, CA | 31% |
| University of Toledo Toledo, OH | 31% |
| University of Houston Houston, TX | 31% |
| Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA | 31% |
| Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS | 31% |
| University at Albany--SUNY Albany, NY | 30% |
| University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA | 30% |
| St. John's University Queens, NY | 30% |
| Temple University Philadelphia, PA | 30% |
| University of Massachusetts--Boston Boston, MA | 30% |
| Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ | 30% |
| Brigham Young University--Provo Provo, UT | 30% |
| University of South Florida Tampa, FL | 29% |
| University of North Carolina--Charlotte Charlotte, NC | 29% |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ | 29% |
| University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA | 29% |
| San Diego State University San Diego, CA | 28% |
| Trinity International University Deerfield, IL | 28% |
| Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville, TN | 28% |
| University of Alabama--Birmingham Birmingham, AL | 28% |
| Indiana University-Purdue University--Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN | 28% |
| Northern Illinois University DeKalb, IL | 27% |
| University of Louisiana--Lafayette Lafayette, LA | 27% |
| Wichita State University Wichita, KS | 27% |
| University of California--Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA | 27% |
| University of California--Irvine Irvine, CA | 27% |
| George Fox University Newberg, OR | 27% |
| DePaul University Chicago, IL | 27% |
| University of West Florida Pensacola, FL | 27% |
| Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL | 27% |
| Pace University New York, NY | 26% |
| University of California--Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA | 26% |
| University of Maine Orono, ME | 26% |
| University of Alabama--Huntsville Huntsville, AL | 26% |
| University of Missouri--Kansas City Kansas City, MO | 26% |
| Oregon State University Corvallis, OR | 26% |
| Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK | 26% |
| University of North Texas Denton, TX | 26% |
| University of Missouri--St. Louis St. Louis, MO | 26% |
| Washington State University Pullman, WA | 25% |
| University of Washington Seattle, WA | 25% |
| Montana State University Bozeman, MT | 25% |
| Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA | 25% |
| Pacific University Forest Grove, OR | 25% |
| SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse, NY | 25% |
| Arizona State University Tempe, AZ | 25% |
| Binghamton University--SUNY Binghamton, NY | 25% |
| University of Texas--Dallas Richardson, TX | 25% |
| West Virginia University Morgantown, WV | 25% |
| South Dakota State University Brookings, SD | 25% |
| Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI | 25% |
| Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL | 25% |
| University of Mississippi University, MS | 25% |
| Biola University La Mirada, CA | 24% |
| Adelphi University Garden City, NY | 24% |
| East Carolina University Greenville, NC | 24% |
| University of Louisville Louisville, KY | 23% |
| Widener University Chester, PA | 23% |
| Ball State University Muncie, IN | 23% |
| Florida State University Tallahassee, FL | 23% |
| Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI | 23% |
| University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI | 23% |
| University of Arizona Tucson, AZ | 23% |
| Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL | 23% |
| University of Central Florida Orlando, FL | 23% |
| University of Texas--Austin Austin, TX | 23% |
| University of Florida Gainesville, FL | 23% |
| University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT | 22% |
| Clarkson University Potsdam, NY | 22% |
| Missouri University of Science & Technology Rolla, MO | 22% |
| University of Massachusetts--Amherst Amherst, MA | 22% |
| Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX | 22% |
| University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA | 22% |
| Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA | 22% |
| Syracuse University Syracuse, NY | 21% |
| Kansas State University Manhattan, KS | 21% |
| University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN | 21% |
| Fordham University New York, NY | 21% |
| University of Maryland--Baltimore County Baltimore, MD | 21% |
| University of Massachusetts--Lowell Lowell, MA | 21% |
| Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA | 21% |
| University of Oregon Eugene, OR | 21% |
| Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI | 21% |
| University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI | 21% |
| Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ | 20% |
| University of Hawaii--Manoa Honolulu, HI | 20% |
| University of Oklahoma Norman, OK | 20% |
| University of Nevada--Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV | 20% |
| University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR | 20% |
| Iowa State University Ames, IA | 20% |
| George Mason University Fairfax, VA | 20% |
| Drexel University Philadelphia, PA | 20% |
| University of Wyoming Laramie, WY | 19% |
| University of South Carolina Columbia, SC | 19% |
| Michigan State University East Lansing, MI | 19% |
| New School New York, NY | 19% |
| Oakland University Rochester, MI | 19% |
| Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA | 19% |
| University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO | 19% |
| University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL | 19% |
| Hofstra University Hempstead, NY | 19% |
| University of Minnesota--Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN | 18% |
| University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND | 18% |
| Baylor University Waco, TX | 18% |
| St. Mary's University of Minnesota Winona, MN | 18% |
| Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA | 18% |
| Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH | 18% |
| Illinois State University Normal, IL | 18% |
| University of Nebraska--Lincoln Lincoln, NE | 17% |
| St. Louis University St. Louis, MO | 17% |
| University of Hartford West Hartford, CT | 17% |
| University of Kentucky Lexington, KY | 17% |
| University of Miami Coral Gables, FL | 17% |
| Clark University Worcester, MA | 17% |
| Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO | 17% |
| Purdue University--West Lafayette West Lafayette, IN | 17% |
| University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA | 17% |
| Northeastern University Boston, MA | 17% |
| North Carolina State University--Raleigh Raleigh, NC | 16% |
| University of Alaska--Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK | 16% |
| University of New Hampshire Durham, NH | 16% |
| Columbia University New York, NY | 16% |
| New York University New York, NY | 16% |
| Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ | 16% |
| Golden Gate University San Francisco, CA | 16% |
| Louisiana State University--Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA | 16% |
| University of Maryland--College Park College Park, MD | 16% |
| University of Iowa Iowa City, IA | 16% |
| University of Missouri Columbia, MO | 16% |
| University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK | 16% |
| University of Georgia Athens, GA | 16% |
| University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL | 15% |
| University of Kansas Lawrence, KS | 15% |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA | 15% |
| Tulane University New Orleans, LA | 15% |
| University of Rochester Rochester, NY | 15% |
| Indiana University--Bloomington Bloomington, IN | 15% |
| Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO | 15% |
| University of Denver Denver, CO | 15% |
| University of St. Thomas St. Paul, MN | 15% |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY | 14% |
| Harvard University Cambridge, MA | 14% |
| University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC | 14% |
| Emory University Atlanta, GA | 14% |
| Stanford University Stanford, CA | 14% |
| University of Vermont Burlington, VT | 14% |
| Auburn University Auburn University, AL | 14% |
| Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA | 14% |
| Clemson University Clemson, SC | 13% |
| University of Nevada--Reno Reno, NV | 13% |
| Dartmouth College Hanover, NH | 13% |
| Brandeis University Waltham, MA | 13% |
| Immaculata University Immaculata, PA | 13% |
| University of Colorado--Boulder Boulder, CO | 13% |
| Cornell University Ithaca, NY | 13% |
| Marquette University Milwaukee, WI | 13% |
| University of Chicago Chicago, IL | 13% |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA | 12% |
| Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX | 12% |
| Samford University Birmingham, AL | 12% |
| Brown University Providence, RI | 12% |
| Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA | 12% |
| Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX | 12% |
| University of Wisconsin--Madison Madison, WI | 11% |
| Rice University Houston, TX | 11% |
| California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA | 11% |
| Yeshiva University New York, NY | 11% |
| Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD | 11% |
| Tufts University Medford, MA | 11% |
| University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | 11% |
| Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN | 11% |
| Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA | 11% |
| Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA | 11% |
| American University Washington, DC | 10% |
| University of San Diego San Diego, CA | 10% |
| University of Dayton Dayton, OH | 10% |
| Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA | 10% |
| Yale University New Haven, CT | 10% |
| Catholic University of America Washington, DC | 10% |
| Boston University Boston, MA | 10% |
| Princeton University Princeton, NJ | 10% |
| College of William and Mary Williamsburg, VA | 10% |
| Northwestern University Evanston, IL | 10% |
| George Washington University Washington, DC | 10% |
| Georgetown University Washington, DC | 9% |
| Duke University Durham, NC | 9% |
| University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN | 9% |
| University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA | 8% |
| University of Delaware Newark, DE | 8% |
| Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC | 7% |
| Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, MO | 6% |
