Researchers surveyed 2.5 million students of elite colleges and confirmed most Ivy Leaguers come from wealthy families

A new paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research looks at data from student records over the past century. Here are the findings.

College attendance in the U.S. has increased from under 10% to over 60% in the last century. Yet, according to a new paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, despite the change in attendance rates, most students at elite universities come from wealthy families.