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Gulo Blue
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I didn't realize how wealthy it was. And apparently, it's been this way as far back as the data goes (about 1999-2000)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/college-mobility/university-of-michigan-ann-arbor
The link works better on microsoft's browser than in chrome, fyi.
Michigan does terrible in upward mobility metrics even though 50% of the poor students at Michigan go on to be wealthy because there are so few poor students at Michigan (3.6% of Michigan students are from the bottom 20% of income earners.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/college-mobility/university-of-michigan-ann-arbor
The link works better on microsoft's browser than in chrome, fyi.
Michigan does terrible in upward mobility metrics even though 50% of the poor students at Michigan go on to be wealthy because there are so few poor students at Michigan (3.6% of Michigan students are from the bottom 20% of income earners.)