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Colleges Serving the Most Pell Grant Students

Share of undergraduates receiving a federal Pell Grant, the standard proxy for how many low-income students a college enrolls.

Ranked by share receiving pell grants · 1,681 of 2,406 institutions report this measure · Compiled 2026-09-01

  1. 1College of the Marshall IslandsMajuro, MH · Public95.5%Compare nearby
  2. 2Talmudical Seminary of BobovBrooklyn, NY · Private94.5%Compare nearby
  3. 3Be'er Yaakov Talmudic SeminarySpring Valley, NY · Private89.3%Compare nearby
  4. 4Inter American University of Puerto Rico-BarranquitasBarranquitas, PR · Private88.9%Compare nearby
  5. 5Uta Mesivta of Kiryas JoelMonroe, NY · Private86.3%Compare nearby
  6. 6University of Puerto Rico-AreciboArecibo, PR · Public85.7%Compare nearby
  7. 7United Talmudical SeminaryBrooklyn, NY · Private85.6%Compare nearby
  8. 8Texas CollegeTyler, TX · Private85.4%Compare nearby
  9. 9Plaza CollegeForest Hills, NY · For-profit85.0%Compare nearby
  10. 10Inter American University of Puerto Rico-AguadillaAguadilla, PR · Private84.0%Compare nearby
  11. 11Livingstone CollegeSalisbury, NC · Private83.9%Compare nearby
  12. 12Florida National University-Main CampusHialeah, FL · For-profit83.6%Compare nearby
  13. 13Atlantic UniversityGuaynabo, PR · Private83.5%Compare nearby
  14. 14Inter American University of Puerto Rico-FajardoFajardo, PR · Private83.5%Compare nearby
  15. 15Universidad Central de BayamonBayamón, PR · Private83.3%Compare nearby
  16. 16Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo CampusGurabo, PR · Private82.7%Compare nearby
  17. 17Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San GermanSan German, PR · Private82.5%Compare nearby
  18. 18University of Puerto Rico-AguadillaAguadilla, PR · Public82.0%Compare nearby
  19. 19Inter American University of Puerto Rico-PonceMercedita, PR · Private81.9%Compare nearby
  20. 20Inter American University of Puerto Rico-AreciboArecibo, PR · Private81.4%Compare nearby
  21. 21Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-PoncePonce, PR · Private81.4%Compare nearby
  22. 22Atenas CollegeManati, PR · Private81.2%Compare nearby
  23. 23University of Puerto Rico at PoncePonce, PR · Public81.1%Compare nearby
  24. 24Berea CollegeBerea, KY · Private81.0%Compare nearby
  25. 25Yeshivath ViznitzMonsey, NY · Private81.0%Compare nearby

How this list was built

Measure
Share receiving Pell Grants — sorted highest to lowest
Source variable
PCTPELL
Dataset
U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most-Recent-Cohorts-Institution (05-19-2025 release)

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