LibGuides: First-Generation and Limited Income Students: Resources about FLI Students

The States With the Most First-Generation College Students

For more information on first-generation college students from Forbes, please visit the following website: https://www.forbes.com/advisor/education/first-generation-college-students-by-state/

Center for First-Generation Student Success
Home page for the Center for First-Generation Student Success which provides resources about and for FLI students.
Online Guide for First Generation College Students
Features key statistics about first-generation students and common challenges faced by such students.
On Mentoring First Generation And Graduate Students Of Color
Provides information focused on first-generation students of color, including best practices for preparing them for graduate school programs.
National Data Fact Sheets
Information on the demographics, experience, use of student services, and employment outcomes for first-generation students. Provided by the Center for First-Generation Student Success.

First-Generation Students: College Access, Persistence, and Postbachelor's Outcomes
2018 report from the U.S. Department of Education on the "personal, enrollment, academic, and career characteristics of students whose parents had not attended college"

First Generation Students in Higher Education Factsheet
Report produced by the Postsecondary National Policy Institute looking at first-generation students through the lens of enrollment, earnings, degree attainment, and more.