As we mentioned in last week’s graph, NAICU just provided some new data on 2008-09 Pell grant award recipients in Kentucky.

Collectively, AIKCU institutions served more than 10,000 Pell grant recipients in 2008-09. While the percentages of students receiving Pell varies from campus to campus, overall about 4 in 10 AIKCU students receive Pell grants.

This week’s graph highlights seven AIKCU member institutions where the majority of undergraduates are considered low income. On these campuses, more than half of all undergraduates receive federal Pell grants.

Unfortunately, the myth remains that “private colleges are for rich kids.” The reality is, all of Kentucky’s independent colleges and universities (not just the ones seen in this graph) serve significant numbers of low income students.