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Perna, Laura Walter – 1997
The effects of financial aid on persistence to Bachelor's degree were studied using data from the national longitudinal Beginning Postsecondary Student Survey for 1989-90 freshmen. The subsample of 3,188 students were enrolled full-time in four-year institutions; persistence was defined as attainment of the Bachelor's degree from the institution…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Bachelors Degrees, Financial Needs, Grants