This study uses a rich longitudinal data-set of 13,202 full-time students belonging to 11 cohorts over 22 consecutive … semesters since admission to the institution. (2) The rates are significantly related to the proportions of female students …, students who switch from their original academic programs, and students from private schools. (3) Results suggest that, under …

We study a structural model of college admissions framed as a contest between a continuum of students for enrollment in … a continuum of colleges where the contest outcome is decided by the students' choice of human capital (HC). Students … students, and means-tested affirmative action (AA). An AA ban would result in a large migration of minority students out of the …

track students. However, there are concerns that the most frequently used college placement exams lack validity and … reliability, and unnecessarily place students from under-represented groups into remedial courses. While recent research has shown … that tracking can have positive effects on student learning, inaccurate placement has consequences: students face …

Recent immigration policies have created massive uncertainty for international students to obtain F-1 visas. Yet … examine how the anticipated F-1 visa restrictiveness influences US undergraduate enrollment outcomes of international students … international student enrollment in the US. The decreases are larger among international students with higher measured academic …

networks with different origins of international students, income growth, and exchange-rate fluctuations. Contrary to claims … that US-born students are crowded out, I find that international students increase schools' funding via tuition payments … recruit more students with high math scores. Lastly, states allocate more appropriations to universities that attract fewer …