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Download full textSandra E. Black; Jeffrey T. Denning; Jesse Rothstein – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2020
Selective college admissions are fundamentally a question of tradeoffs: Given capacity, admitting one student means rejecting another. Research to date has generally estimated average effects of college selectivity, and has been unable to distinguish between the effects on students gaining access and on those losing access under alternative…
Descriptors: Selective Admission, Selection Criteria, Admission Criteria, College Admission
Direct linkZwick, Rebecca – Harvard Educational Review, 2007
In this essay, Rebecca Zwick confronts the controversy surrounding the use of standardized tests in college admissions. She examines the degree to which the SAT and its lesser known cousin, the ACT, limit access to college, particularly for racial and ethnic minorities, and considers two alternative admissions policies that do not involve tests:…
Descriptors: Class Rank, Standardized Tests, Academic Achievement, Academic Standards
Alon, Sigal; Tienda, Marta – American Sociological Review, 2007
This article uses four data sets to assess changes in the relative weights of test- and performance-based merit criteria on college enrollment during the 1980s and 1990s and considers their significance for affirmative action. Our results support the "shifting meritocracy" hypothesis, revealed by selective postsecondary institutions'…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Diversity (Institutional), Affirmative Action, Weighted Scores
Peer reviewedChressanthis, George A. – Economics of Education Review, 1986
Using 1964-1983 enrollment data for a small Michigan state college, this paper charts tuition rate change impacts on college undergraduate headcounts and credit hours over time. Results indicate that student behavior follows the law of demand, varies with class standing, corroborates human capital investment models, and invalidates uniform tuition…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Class Rank, College Students, Educational Demand
Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education, Jefferson City. – 1995
This report contains data tables covering six major categories: Category 1, "Preparation of Enrolled Freshmen, Fall 1994," includes data on American College Testing scores and high school ranking; in Category 2, "Access," data are provided for tuition and required fees and financial aid, including data on trends and grant and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Class Rank, College Attendance, College Freshmen
Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education, Jefferson City. – 1998
Extensive data tables present information on the public and independent institutions of higher education in Missouri for the year 1997-1998. Data tables are organized into the following categories: (1) preparation of enrolled freshmen, fall 1997, including distribution of American College Testing scores and high school rankings; (2) access,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Class Rank, College Entrance Examinations, College Faculty
Missouri State Coordinating Board for Higher Education, Jefferson City. – 1996
Extensive data tables on higher education in Missouri present information on: the academic preparation of college freshmen (fall 1995), including distribution of American College Testing (ACT) scores and high school rankings; tuition, fees, and financial aid (state and federal, by aid type, including merit-based scholarships) and trends;…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Class Rank, College Entrance Examinations
Vaccaro, John – 1982
Developments relating to college admission standards, the quality of high school curricula, and academic achievement are discussed by a representative of the College Board. Attention is directed to College Board data on the following issues: the decline on verbal and mathematics Scholastic Aptitude Test scores; trends in the number of years that…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Academic Persistence, Acceleration (Education)
Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education, Jefferson City. – 1997
Extensive data tables on higher education in Missouri present information on: the academic preparation of college freshmen (fall 1996), including distribution of American College Testing (ACT) scores and high school rankings; tuition, fees, and financial aid (state and federal, by aid type, including merit-based scholarships) and trends;…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Class Rank, College Entrance Examinations, College Faculty
