Widest Pell access – U.S. universities

These 50 U.S. universities rank highest by share of students receiving Pell Grants, drawn from 2,174 institutions with reported data in the U.S. Department of Education data for 2024-25 (Scorecard). Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus (San Juan, PR) leads at 99.3%.

Institutions ranked by Pell recipient share.
#	Institution	Pell recipient share
1	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey CampusPR · Private	99.3%
2	Martinsburg CollegeWY · Private for-profit	96.2%
3	Yeshivath ViznitzNY · Private	92.8%
4	Mech-Tech CollegePR · Private for-profit	92.3%
5	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina CampusPR · Private	90.5%
6	College of the Marshall IslandsMH · Public	89.1%
7	University of Puerto Rico-AreciboPR · Public	89%
8	United Talmudical SeminaryNY · Private	87.4%
9	Uta Mesivta of Kiryas JoelNY · Private	87.4%
10	Strayer University-TennesseeTN · Private for-profit	86.9%
11	University of Puerto RicoPR · Public	86.9%
12	Manhattan School of Computer TechnologyNY · Private	86.2%
13	Miller-Motte College-ChattanoogaTN · Private for-profit	86.2%
14	NUC UniversityPR · Private for-profit · Restructured, effective Fall 2020	85.9%
15	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo CampusPR · Private	85.6%
16	Delta Technical College-MississippiMS · Private for-profit	85.5%
17	Florida National University-Main CampusFL · Private for-profit	85.5%
18	Strayer University-AlabamaAL · Private for-profit	85.2%
19	Atlantic UniversityPR · Private	84.5%
20	Berea CollegeKY · Private	83.7%
21	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San GermanPR · Private	83%
22	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-AguadillaPR · Private	82.8%
23	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-FajardoPR · Private	82.7%
24	University of Puerto Rico at PoncePR · Public	82.6%
25	University of Puerto Rico-AguadillaPR · Public	82.6%
26	Strayer University-North CarolinaNC · Private for-profit	82.3%
27	Southwest University at El PasoTX · Private for-profit	82.2%
28	Strayer University-South CarolinaSC · Private for-profit	82%
29	Strayer University-GeorgiaGA · Private for-profit	81.8%
30	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-PoncePR · Private	80.7%
31	University of Puerto Rico-HumacaoPR · Public	80.6%
32	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-PoncePR · Private	80.4%
33	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-BayamonPR · Private	80.1%
34	Ultimate Medical AcademyFL · Private	79.6%
35	South University-Savannah OnlineGA · Private for-profit	79.6%
36	Strayer University-TexasTX · Private for-profit	79.3%
37	College of Micronesia-FSMFM · Public	79.3%
38	Strayer University-FloridaFL · Private for-profit	78.7%
39	Post UniversityCT · Private for-profit	78.4%
40	Bethune-Cookman UniversityFL · Private	78.3%
41	Bryant & Stratton College-OnlineNY · Private	78.2%
42	UEI College-BakersfieldCA · Private for-profit	77.5%
43	UEI College-Huntington ParkCA · Private for-profit	77.3%
44	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-AreciboPR · Private	77.1%
45	United Education Institute-MorrowGA · Private for-profit	77.1%
46	University of Puerto Rico-CarolinaPR · Public	76%
47	University of Puerto Rico at CayeyPR · Public	75.9%
48	UEI College-GardenaCA · Private for-profit	75.7%
49	Edward Waters UniversityFL · Private	75.4%
50	Ross College-SylvaniaOH · Private for-profit	75.2%

A data ranking, not an Ibex endorsement or quality rating. Ranked solely on the metric named above using U.S. Department of Education data for 2024-25 (Scorecard); federal collections lag the current academic year, and some measures are no longer published at all, so the most recent figure is not always a recent one. Institutions that do not report this metric are excluded. Figures and peer context appear on each institution’s profile.

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Frequently asked

Which of these U.S. universities ranks highest by share of students receiving Pell Grants?

Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus (San Juan, PR), at 99.3%. It leads 50 institutions shown here, drawn from 2,174 with reported data.

How is this ranking calculated?

On one disclosed metric only: by share of students receiving Pell Grants, from College Scorecard & IPEDS, 2024-25 (Scorecard). Institutions that do not report the metric are excluded. It is a data ranking, not an Ibex endorsement, quality rating or reputation survey, and no part of it is estimated or AI-generated.

How current is the data?

This list is built from the College Scorecard release of June 10, 2026 and the newest IPEDS collection on disk, using the most recent figure each of them publishes for the metric it ranks: College Scorecard & IPEDS, 2024-25 (Scorecard). Federal collections lag the current academic year by two to three years, so the newest published figure is not always a recent one; the release the leaderboard is dated on is printed under it.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard & IPEDS (each measure carries its own collection year; see the methodology), 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.