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ERIC Number: ED672276
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Sep
Pages: 71
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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Available Date: 0000-00-00
Clearing Up Transfer Admissions Standards: Impact on Access and Outcomes. EdWorkingPaper No. 23-850
Lena Shi
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
Students' college choices can affect their chances of earning a degree, but many lack the support to navigate the opaque college application and admissions process. This paper evaluates whether guaranteeing four-year college admissions based on transparent academic standards affected community college students' enrollment choices and graduation rates. Guaranteed admissions increased high-GPA graduates' transfer rates to highly-selective colleges by 30 percent. Increased transfers to highly-selective colleges also accompanied higher graduation rates and lower student debt. Gains were largest for students with historically lower transfer rates. Transparent admissions standards can increase access to selective colleges at low to no cost. [Additional funding for this report was provided by the Pershing Square Fund for Research on the Foundations of Human Behavior.]
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. Brown University Box 1985, Providence, RI 02912. Tel: 401-863-7990; Fax: 401-863-1290; e-mail: annenberg@brown.edu; Web site: https://annenberg.brown.edu/
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Academy of Education (NAEd); Spencer Foundation; Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
Identifiers - Location: Virginia
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305B150010
Department of Education Funded: Yes
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