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Graduation Rates At Colleges And Universities In The Midwest

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  • Jeff Anstine
  • Megan Seidman

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This research examines the relative impact of a broad variety of variables on the graduation rates of 283 four-year colleges and universities in the Midwest. It compares the relative importance of campus life (such as sports, number of student organizations and Greek life) to financial characteristics (like the percentage of students who borrow and the proportion receiving Pell Grants). It looks at these features building on previous literature that studies institutional (like type of school) and student (percent female and selectivity) characteristics. Results show that economic variables such as the socio-economic status of students is much more important in predicting graduation rates than social characteristics like the percentage of students in sororities

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  • Jeff Anstine & Megan Seidman, 2017. "Graduation Rates At Colleges And Universities In The Midwest," Business Education and Accreditation, The Institute for Business and Finance Research, vol. 9(1), pages 43-54.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibf:beaccr:v:9:y:2017:i:1:p:43-54
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    Keywords

    Graduation Rates; Colleges; Universities; Higher Education;
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    JEL classification:

    • A20 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - General
    • A22 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - Undergraduate
    • Z18 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Public Policy

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