Widest Pell access — U.S. universities

These 50 U.S. universities rank highest by share of students receiving Pell Grants, drawn from 1932 institutions with reported data in the most recent U.S. Department of Education release (2024-25). Pacific Islands University (Mangilao, GU) leads at 100%.

#	Institution	Pell recipient share
1	Pacific Islands UniversityGU · Private	100%
2	Sofia UniversityCA · Private for-profit	100%
3	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey CampusPR · Private	99.3%
4	Universidad Teologica del CaribePR · Private	97.9%
5	Talmudical Seminary of BobovNY · Private	96.9%
6	Morris CollegeSC · Private	95.5%
7	Dewey University-Hato ReyPR · Private	93.7%
8	Yeshiva Kollel Tifereth ElizerNY · Private	93.3%
9	Yeshivath ViznitzNY · Private	92.8%
10	Be'er Yaakov Talmudic SeminaryNY · Private	92.2%
11	Yeshiva Gedolah Imrei Yosef D'spinkaNY · Private	91.7%
12	Machzikei Hadath Rabbinical CollegeNY · Private	91.3%
13	Strayer University-West VirginiaWV · Private for-profit	91%
14	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina CampusPR · Private	90.5%
15	Strayer University-ArkansasAR · Private for-profit	89.7%
16	Rabbinical College Bobover Yeshiva Bnei ZionNY · Private	89.5%
17	Trinity International University-IllinoisIL · Private	89.3%
18	University of Puerto Rico-AreciboPR · Public	89%
19	America Evangelical UniversityCA · Private	88.7%
20	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-BarranquitasPR · Private	88.4%
21	Ponce Health Sciences University-EastPR · Private for-profit	87.7%
22	United Talmudical SeminaryNY · Private	87.4%
23	Uta Mesivta of Kiryas JoelNY · Private	87.4%
24	Strayer University-TennesseeTN · Private for-profit	86.9%
25	University of Puerto Rico-BayamonPR · Public	86.9%
26	Strayer University-MississippiMS · Private for-profit	86.8%
27	Boricua CollegeNY · Private	86%
28	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo CampusPR · Private	85.6%
29	Strayer University-AlabamaAL · Private for-profit	85.2%
30	San Juan Bautista School of MedicinePR · Private	85%
31	Rabbinical College of Ohr Shimon YisroelNY · Private	84.5%
32	Atlantic UniversityPR · Private	84.5%
33	Yeshiva of Machzikai HadasNY · Private	84.2%
34	Texas CollegeTX · Private	83.8%
35	Berea CollegeKY · Private	83.7%
36	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San GermanPR · Private	83%
37	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-AguadillaPR · Private	82.8%
38	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-FajardoPR · Private	82.7%
39	University of Puerto Rico at PoncePR · Public	82.6%
40	University of Puerto Rico-AguadillaPR · Public	82.6%
41	Strayer University-North CarolinaNC · Private for-profit	82.3%
42	Livingstone CollegeNC · Private	82.1%
43	Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical SeminaryNY · Private	82%
44	Strayer University-South CarolinaSC · Private for-profit	82%
45	Yeshiva of KashoNY · Private	81.9%
46	Strayer University-GeorgiaGA · Private for-profit	81.8%
47	Messenger CollegeTX · Private	81.5%
48	American InterContinental University-AtlantaGA · Private for-profit	81.2%
49	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-PoncePR · Private	80.7%
50	University of Puerto Rico-HumacaoPR · Public	80.6%

A data ranking — not an Ibex endorsement or quality rating. Ranked solely on the metric named above using the most recent College Scorecard & IPEDS release, which lags the current academic year by 2–3 years. Institutions that do not report this metric are excluded. Figures and peer context appear on each institution’s profile.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard & IPEDS (most recent release, 2024-25), with Census ACS, BLS Employment Projections, WICHE & the FSA Direct Loan Dashboard. Compiled by Ibex Insights. For informational benchmarking only — not financial, investment, or accreditation advice. See the methodology.