An earnings gap persists between graduates from different backgrounds 🎓
Attending university can help students from poorer backgrounds earn more than their parents might have done, according to research by education charity the Sutton Trust, external in England.
But only a fifth of graduates who were eligible for free school meals went on to be in the top 20% of earners - compared to almost half of graduates who attended private schools., external
The Sutton Trust says attending a selective university - such as those in the Russell Group of leading universities - gives young people the "best chance of being socially mobile".
Tuition fees in England and Wales rise to £9,535
An earnings gap persists between graduates from different backgrounds 🎓
Attending university can help students from poorer backgrounds earn more than their parents might have done, according to research by education charity the Sutton Trust, external in England.
But only a fifth of graduates who were eligible for free school meals went on to be in the top 20% of earners - compared to almost half of graduates who attended private schools., external
The Sutton Trust says attending a selective university - such as those in the Russell Group of leading universities - gives young people the "best chance of being socially mobile".
Tuition fees in England and Wales rise to £9,535