Answer to Quora Question "Do Ivy League, Big Ten, SEC, or Pac-12 schools have more poor students than rich ones?"

(23) John Linneball's answer to Do Ivy League, Big Ten, SEC, or Pac-12 schools have more poor students than rich ones? - Quora 
​Define “poor.” If you define “poor” as anyone who qualifies for financial aid, then 54% of Ivy League students are “poor,” according to the following site:
Ivy League Members Financial Aid Comparison
View and Compare the 8 Ivy League Members with Number of Financial Aid Received and the Average Financial Aid Amounts.

https://www.collegeevaluator.com/ncaa-conferences/ivy-league/financial-aidFor the Big 10, the percentage is fairly close - 58.77% overall. So almost 3/5ths of Big 10 students are “poor.”
The Big Ten Conference (B1G) Financial Aid Comparison
This Page Lists and Compares Financial Aid Statistics Between The Big Ten Conference (B1G) Colleges for beginning students and all undergraduate students.

https://www.univstats.com/comparison/ncaa/big-ten-conference/financial-aid/By the same metric, 83% of students in SEC colleges are “poor.”
Southeastern Conference (SEC) Members Financial Aid Comparison
View and Compare the 14 Southeastern Conference (SEC) Members with Number of Financial Aid Received and the Average Financial Aid Amounts.

https://www.collegeevaluator.com/ncaa-conferences/southeastern-conference/financial-aid/#:~:text=Southeastern%20Conference%20%28SEC%29%20Financial%20Aid%20Comparison%20For%20full-time,awarded%20federal%2C%20state%2C%20local%20and%2For%20institutional%20grant%20aid.For the PAC 12, the percentage of “poor” students is 69%
Pacific-12 Conference (Pac-12) Members Financial Aid Comparison
View and Compare the 12 Pacific-12 Conference (Pac-12) Members with Number of Financial Aid Received and the Average Financial Aid Amounts.

https://www.collegeevaluator.com/ncaa-conferences/pacific-12-conference/financial-aid/#:~:text=Pacific-12%20Conference%20%28Pac-12%29%20Financial%20Aid%20Comparison%20For%20full-time,awarded%20federal%2C%20state%2C%20local%20and%2For%20institutional%20grant%20aid.Hope this helps!