Between federal , state or institutional grant aid , UC San Diego students pay less than average for college .*

The graduation rate for full-time students well exceeds the national average .*

in 2014-2015 received some type of financial assistance from Federal , State and UC programs , as well as outside sources .**

* Taken from the U . S . Department of Education College Scorecard ** Taken from the UCSD Student Profile 2014-2015 .

When coupled with other forms of financial aid , the Chancellors Associates Scholarship essentially covers all costs associated with a UC San Diego education , including housing as well as course materials .

Soltero also receives the federal Pell Grant , or need-based grants for low-income students . The large number of the university ’ s economically diverse students recently garnered attention from the New York Times , which named UC San Diego the No . 4 school in the nation in their College Access Index , which measures which universities do the most for lower-income students .

“ It is an honor for UC San Diego to continue to be recognized for delivering a worldclass education that is accessible and affordable ,” says Chancellor Pradeep K . Khosla . “ The strength of education is upward mobility and we are dedicated to providing opportunities for all students , in undergraduate scholarship support was administered from UC , gift and endowment sources in 2014-2015 .**

from all backgrounds , so they can achieve their goals and ambitions .”

The New York Times announcement came just weeks after UC San Diego was named by Washington Monthly as the No . 1 university in the nation for the sixth consecutive year . The magazine ’ s annual college rankings measure how universities serve the public interest based on three criteria : social mobility ( recruiting and graduating low-income students ), research ( producing cutting-edge scholarship and Ph . D . s ) and service ( encouraging students to give back to their country ).

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UC San Diego students are upwardly mobile , but what about the rest of the nation ?

“ There is no shortage of proposed strategies to remedy America ’ s upward mobility problem ,” says Lane Kenworthy , director of the Yankelovich Center for Social Science Research . “ What we lack , and what policymakers most need , is information about the relative merits of such strategies .”

Supported by a gift from Center founder Daniel Yankelovich , Kenworthy is leading an Upward Mobility Commission to examine existing research and estimate the impact of 25 outlined strategies , ranging from improving infrastructure to expanding access to preschool .

The project strikes a personal chord with its benefactor . “ Back when I was a kid , the American Dream was very real for me ,” says Yankelovich . “ I want us to try to find practical ways , bipartisan ways , of reversing the current trend and bringing back equality of opportunity .”

Kenworthy ’ s goal is to steer the national debate in an evidence-based direction . “ The shortfall in upward mobility is America ’ s most important economic problem ,” he says . “ It is critical we not only talk about it , but also figure out what to do .”

— Inga Kiderra

For more about Lane Kenworthy , UC San Diego ’ s Yankelovich Chair in Social Thought , see pg . 44 .

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