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Hoffman, Holly Gilbertson – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Colleges and universities have recently been under great pressure to increase institutional graduation rates, due to a surge in consumer demand for accountability and the use of graduation rates to deter nine effectiveness and funding. Many colleges may choose to achieve higher graduation rates by simply increasing selectivity. However, this…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Bachelors Degrees, First Generation College Students, Student College Relationship
Novak, Heather; McKinney, Lyle – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 2011
Every year, millions of students who would have qualified for financial aid do not complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Discouragingly, many of these students come from lower-income families and would have qualified for Pell Grants that do not have to be repaid. Using data from the Beginning Postsecondary Students…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Paying for College, Student Financial Aid, Grants
Carson, Cristi, Ed. – Online Submission, 2011
The NEAIR (North East Association for Institutional Research) 2011 Conference Proceedings is a compilation of papers presented at the Boston, Massachusetts conference. Papers in this document include: (1) Are Students Dropping Out or Dragging Out the College Experience? The Roles of Socioeconomic Status and Academic Background (Leslie S. Stratton…
Descriptors: Institutional Research, Dropouts, Time to Degree, College Students