Dive Summary:
- High-achievers are more likely to attend college farther away from home, a new study says, with the median distance traveled for college differing by 120 miles between the highest-scoring students and the lower group.
- Because colleges seek geographic diversity, applying to schools farther away can improve students' financial aid packages.
- A 2012 study of college freshmen reported only 14 percent of freshmen attend a school more than 500 miles from home.
From the article:
... "Students may be selecting a small choice set and sticking to that set without exploring all of the options available to them," said Steve Kappler, ACT's head of postsecondary strategy, in a statement. "We must help students understand that the colleges that best fit their needs and interests may be ones they have never even heard of." ...
