How this school serves students from different economic backgrounds, including Pell students, first-generation pathways, and long-term mobility outcomes.
Heritage University serves one of the most economically diverse student bodies in the Azimuth coverage set. 66.7% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants, and 63.4% are first-generation college students — figures that place the university among the most access-oriented institutions in the country. Transfer students make up 40.3% of enrollment, reflecting the university's role as a destination for students who begin their higher education journey elsewhere before continuing at Heritage. Azimuth ranks Heritage University #163 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility picture reflects the structural challenge that comes with serving a high-need population in a rural, lower-income region. Low-income graduates earn median earnings of $33,000 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 6.2 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The six-year graduation rate is 53.7%, with freshman retention at 56.8%. Azimuth ranks Heritage University #979 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. The institution's dominant focus in Public Administration reflects a mission oriented toward community and public-sector service, where graduate earnings tend to be moderate but the social value of the work extends beyond what earnings figures alone can capture. For students from the surrounding region who want to pursue careers in public service close to home, Heritage University offers a pathway that few comparable institutions in the area can match in terms of access and cultural fit.
Heritage University serves one of the most economically diverse student bodies in the Azimuth coverage set. 66.7% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants, and 63.4% are first-generation college students — figures that place the university among the most access-oriented institutions in the country. Transfer students make up 40.3% of enrollment, reflecting the university's role as a destination for students who begin their higher education journey elsewhere before continuing at Heritage. Azimuth ranks Heritage University #163 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility picture reflects the structural challenge that comes with serving a high-need population in a rural, lower-income region. Low-income graduates earn median earnings of $33,000 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 6.2 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The six-year graduation rate is 53.7%, with freshman retention at 56.8%. Azimuth ranks Heritage University #979 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. The institution's dominant focus in Public Administration reflects a mission oriented toward community and public-sector service, where graduate earnings tend to be moderate but the social value of the work extends beyond what earnings figures alone can capture. For students from the surrounding region who want to pursue careers in public service close to home, Heritage University offers a pathway that few comparable institutions in the area can match in terms of access and cultural fit.
Heritage University serves one of the most economically diverse student bodies in the Azimuth coverage set. 66.7% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants, and 63.4% are first-generation college students — figures that place the university among the most access-oriented institutions in the country. Transfer students make up 40.3% of enrollment, reflecting the university's role as a destination for students who begin their higher education journey elsewhere before continuing at Heritage. Azimuth ranks Heritage University #163 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The mobility picture reflects the structural challenge that comes with serving a high-need population in a rural, lower-income region. Low-income graduates earn median earnings of $33,000 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 6.2 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The six-year graduation rate is 53.7%, with freshman retention at 56.8%. Azimuth ranks Heritage University #979 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. The institution's dominant focus in Public Administration reflects a mission oriented toward community and public-sector service, where graduate earnings tend to be moderate but the social value of the work extends beyond what earnings figures alone can capture. For students from the surrounding region who want to pursue careers in public service close to home, Heritage University offers a pathway that few comparable institutions in the area can match in terms of access and cultural fit.
