Can’t get there from here: The decision to apply to a selective college

Griffith, A. L.; Rothstein, Donna S.

doi:10.1016/j.econedurev.2009.01.004

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“…Taken together, our findings on the substantively important role of distance in college application and enrollment generally parallel those in the broader literature: see e.g. Griffith and Rothstein (2009) …”

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“…Arcidiacono, Aucejo and Spenner (2012), Bowen and Bok (1998) and Sander and Taylor (2012). Another line of work considers undermatching, focusing specifically on application behavior, as in Avery (2010), Griffith andRothstein (2009), Howell (2011) and Pallais (2012), or the recruiting efforts of elite colleges, as in Hill and Winston (2010) and Hoxby and Avery (2012). Roderick et al (2008) and Bowen, Chingos and McPherson (2009) focus on the entire process, including college completion.…”

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The Determinants of Mismatch Between Students and Colleges

Dillon

Smith

2013

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We use the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 cohort to examine mismatch between student ability and college quality. Mismatch has implications for the design of state higher education systems and for student aid policy. The data indicate substantial amounts of both undermatch (high ability students at low quality colleges) and overmatch (low ability students at high quality colleges). Student application and enrollment decisions, rather than college admission decisions, drive most mismatch. Financial constraints, information, and the public college options facing each student all affect the probability of mismatch. More informed students attend higher quality colleges, even when doing so involves overmatching.

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The Determinants of Mismatch Between Students and Colleges

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Smith

2013

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“…They showed that living nearby the university when students completed secondary school affects the decision to enrol in higher education. Griffith and Rothstein (2009) studied factors that affect low-income student enrolment in higher education institutes, focusing on decisions to apply for selective four-year colleges. They hypothesized that distance from students' homes has an impact on enrolment applications, and their findings confirmed that distance influences student choice to apply to universities.…”

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The attractiveness of programmes in higher education: an empirical approach

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Witte

Groot

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European Journal of Higher Education

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Higher education institutions have experienced an increase in student enrolment over the past decades. At the same time, universities increasingly attempt to attract students by offering a variety of study programmes. Using a Dutch panel data set of 1300 programmes in 50 institutions, this study investigates what explains the attractiveness of study programmes. We hypothesize that the distance of study programmes plays a major role in student decisions to attend. Based on an instrumental variables identification strategy, we demonstrate that the closest distance between similar programmes offered and competition between programmes have significant effects on the enrolment of students in higher education. The results indicate that a one-kilometer increase in the closest distance between similar programmes decreases the number of students to enrol in a programme byseven students after controlling for programme type and other characteristics. ARTICLE HISTORY

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“…However, past studies have documented the phenomena of both undermatch and overmatch-whereby some high-achieving students fail to enroll at highly selective colleges while some low-achieving students do enroll at these institutions (Black and Smith 2004;Light and Strayer 2004;Dillon and Smith 2015). Recent studies have focused on high-achieving, low-income students and find substantial undermatching among highly qualified students with low family resources (Griffith and Rothstein 2009;Hoxby and Avery 2013;Hoxby and Turner 2013;Smith, Penter, and Howell 2013). These students, who face the greatest potential for social mobility, fail to apply to prestigious universities despite the availability of generous financial aid.…”

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Can Admissions Percent Plans Lead to Better Collegiate Fit for Minority Students?

Cortes

Lincove

2016

American Economic Review

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Can’t get there from here: The decision to apply to a selective college

Cited by 98 publications

References 11 publications

The Determinants of Mismatch Between Students and Colleges

The Determinants of Mismatch Between Students and Colleges

The attractiveness of programmes in higher education: an empirical approach

Can Admissions Percent Plans Lead to Better Collegiate Fit for Minority Students?

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