The doors remain half open: working students at federal universities

Abstract The article analyzes the occupational profile of federal university students according to the following divisions: working student, non-working student, and student seeking work. Thus, it was possible to identify distinct socioeconomic profiles and asymmetries that affect how working students and, especially, non-working students access academic opportunities and university life. Considering the microdata of the Andifes Profile Surveys, it is concluded that the doors of the Ifes remain half open for working students and for students who, although non-working, are seeking work, which makes them even more vulnerable and dependent on public policies of assistance and permanence.