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Direct linkGitter, Robert J.; MacDonald, Faith; Greenleaf, Daniel – College and University, 2018
The authors examined factors that affected the size of the freshman class at small liberal arts colleges after a decline of ten percent or more. Although top ranked national schools needed to do little, lesser ranked ones enjoyed a greater degree of recovery by offering larger amounts of financial aid and regional schools by awarding aid to more…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Freshmen, Enrollment Trends, Liberal Arts
Peer reviewedMaguire, John; Lay, Robert – College and University, 1981
A survey of 2,500 applicants accepted at Boston College in 1977 is used to develop two statistical models of student decision making for college choice. One model focuses on the decision-making process and the other on institutional image, and the two are compared. The results of the two models guide institutional policy in different directions.…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Choice, Decision Making, Higher Education
