Season 1
Food Fight
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Bowdoin College and Vassar College are two elite private schools that compete for the same students. But one of those schools is trying hard to address the problem of rich and poor in American society—and paying a high price. The other is making that problem worse—and reaping rewards as a result.
“Food Fight,” the second of the three-part Revisionist History miniseries on opening up college to poor kids, focuses on a seemingly unlikely target: how the food each school serves in its cafeteria can improve or distort the educational system.
Admissions and Aid Statistics
ANNUAL BUDGET
- Bowdoin:$151.8 million (2015-2016)
- Vassar:$147 million (2011-2012)
- NYU:$2.892 billion (2015-2016)
PELL RECIPIENTS
- Bowdoin:14% (2013-2014) ***278 total Pell grant recipients in 2014-2015
- Vassar:23% (2015-2016) ***610 total Pell grant recipients in 2014-2015
- NYU:20% (2013-2014) ***5,655 total Pell recipients in 2014-2015
NET TUITION FOR STUDENTS FROM FAMILIES EARNING $30,000- $48,000
- Bowdoin:$8,900 (2013-2014)
- Vassar:$5,600 (2013-2014)
- NYU:$28,600 (2013-2014)
GRADUATION RATE
- Bowdoin:93% overall (86.1% on time)
- Vassar:91.8% overall (87.8% on time)
- NYU:82.4% overall (71.6% on time)
FINANCIAL AID BUDGET
- Bowdoin:$34.4 million (2015-2016)
- Vassar:$58.4 million (2014-2015)
- NYU:$551 million (2015-2016)
NET TUITION COLLECTED (LESS FINANCIAL AID)
- Bowdoin:$51.7 million (2014-2015)
- Vassar:$64.1 million (2013-2014)
- NYU:$1.648 billion (2015-2016)
Other Background
- ROI Trends for Low-Income Students\-2014 Payscale College ROI Report
- Wealthier Schools Admit Fewer Students With Pell Grants\- Beth Taylor,PayscaleMarch 28, 2014
- Vassar tops New York Times report on enrollment of lower income students at leading colleges\-Vassar News
- Top Colleges That Enroll Rich, Middle Class and Poor\- David Leonhardt,New York TimesSept. 8, 2014
- Making Top Colleges Less Aristocratic and More Meritocratic\- By Peter Dreier and Richard D. Kahlenberg,New York TimesSept. 12, 2014
- The Most Economically Diverse Top Colleges\-New York Times
Sources
- Vassar College Budget
- NYU Fiscal 2016 Operating Budget
- CollegeCalc - Bowdoin
- CollegeCalc - Vassar
- CollegeCalc - NYU
- Vassar College Fact Book 2015-2016[pdf]
- Bowdoin College Financial Statements[pdf]
- Bowdoin Admissions At A Glance
- U.S. Department of Education: Distribution of Federal Pell Grant Program Funds by Institution (Award Year 2014-2015)