Widest Pell access – U.S. universities

These 50 U.S. universities rank highest by share of students receiving Pell Grants, drawn from 5456 institutions with reported data in the most recent U.S. Department of Education release (2024-25). Alliance Computing Solutions (Flushing, NY) leads at 100%.

#InstitutionPell recipient share
1Alliance Computing SolutionsNY · Private for-profit100%
2Associated Technical College-Los AngelesCA · Private for-profit100%
3Barber & Beauty Institute of New YorkNY · Private for-profit100%
4Barbers Trade SchoolTX · Private for-profit100%
5Blalock's Professional Beauty CollegeLA · Private for-profit100%
6Celebrity Barber SchoolLA · Private for-profit100%
7Century CollegePR · Private for-profit100%
8First Coast Barber AcademyFL · Private for-profit100%
9Graham's Barber CollegeTX · Private for-profit100%
10Industrial Technical CollegePR · Private for-profit100%
11Institute of Medical UltrasoundGA · Private for-profit100%
12InterAmerican Technical InstituteFL · Private for-profit100%
13JB's Hair Design and Barber CollegeOK · Private for-profit100%
14Larry's Barber CollegeIL · Private for-profit100%
15Larry's Barber CollegeIL · Private for-profit100%
16Larry's Barber College-JolietIL · Private for-profit100%
17Leston CollegePR · Private for-profit100%
18Merkaz Bnos-Business SchoolNY · Private100%
19Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-SkokieIL · Private for-profit100%
20Modern Hairstyling Institute-BayamonPR · Private for-profit100%
21Modern Hairstyling Institute-CarolinaPR · Private for-profit100%
22New Beginnings Beauty AcademyAR · Private for-profit100%
23No Grease Barber SchoolNC · Private for-profit100%
24Northwest Educational CenterTX · Private for-profit100%
25Nouvelle InstituteFL · Private for-profit100%
26Ohio Business College-SanduskyOH · Private for-profit100%
27Ohio Institute of Allied HealthOH · Private100%
28Pacific Islands UniversityGU · Private100%
29Palladium Technical Academy IncCA · Private for-profit100%
30Phipps Academy of BarberingIL · Private for-profit100%
31Professional Technical InstitutionPR · Private for-profit100%
32Sofia UniversityCA · Private for-profit100%
33UR Beauty & Barber Academy-At True Family Barber AcademyFL · Private for-profit100%
34Velvatex College of Beauty CultureAR · Private for-profit100%
35Washington Barber College IncAR · Private for-profit100%
36World A Cuts Barber InstitutePA · Private for-profit100%
37American Educational CollegePR · Private for-profit99.6%
38Global Medical & Technical Training InstituteFL · Private for-profit99.5%
39Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey CampusPR · Private99.3%
40Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San AntonioTX · Private for-profit98.9%
41Crescent City Bartending SchoolLA · Private for-profit98.8%
42UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-La JoyaTX · Private for-profit98.8%
43MyrAngel Beauty InstitutePR · Private for-profit98.7%
44American Technical InstitutePR · Private for-profit98.7%
45Pro Way Hair SchoolGA · Private for-profit98.6%
46Rivertown School of Beauty Barber Skin Care and NailsGA · Private for-profit98.4%
47Lancaster Beauty SchoolCA · Private for-profit98.3%
48Institute of Beauty CareersPR · Private for-profit98.2%
49Colegio Mayor de Tecnologia IncPR · Private for-profit98.2%
50ICPR Junior College-AreciboPR · Private for-profit98%

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard & IPEDS (most recent release, 2024-25), with NSF NCSES (HERD), the Clery Act & EADA collections, 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.