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The Pell and the Poor: A Regression-Discontinuity Analysis of On-Time College Enrollment
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Rubin, Rachel B. – Research in Higher Education, 2011
In this study, I capitalize on a natural experiment to examine the effect of federal Pell Grant eligibility on college enrollment for students who graduated from high school in spring 2004 and who completed the "Free Application for Federal Student Aid" (FAFSA). Data from the "Education Longitudinal Study of 2002" are used to…
Descriptors: Eligibility, Student Financial Aid, Enrollment, Grants
Choosing and Leaving Science in Highly Selective Institutions.
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Strenta, A. Christopher; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1994
A study investigated causes of initial interest in and attrition from natural sciences and engineering among 5,320 students entering 4 highly selective institutions in 1988, with attention to probable causes of disproportionate attrition of women. Reasons for high attrition were based on cognitive variables or the perceived "chilly"…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Science, Decision Making, Engineering Education
Statistical Models for College Admission and Enrollment: A Case Study for a Selective Liberal Arts College.
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Bruggink, Thomas H.; Gambhir, Vivek – Research in Higher Education, 1996
This study applied probability models in a four-year case study at a selective liberal arts college. The study found that, while admissions decisions matched institutional goals for student characteristics, discrepancies between acceptance and enrollment decisions frustrated the institution's efforts to achieve diversity and highlighted the…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Case Studies, College Admission, College Applicants