At the University of California at Berkeley and the University of California at Los Angeles, low-income students make up more than 31 percent of all students.

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But at none of the nation’s other universities ranked in the top 30 academically do low-income students make up as much as 17 percent of the student body.

Among the 30 highest-ranked universities, Washington University in St. Louis has the lowest percentage of students who receive Pell Grants. Wake Forest University, the University of Virginia, and the University of Notre Dame all have student bodies where less than 9 percent receive Pell Grants.

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