Data from the two leading college admissions tests—the SAT and the ACT—can provide a valuable measure of student …

There are many estimates of the effect of college quality on students' subsequent earnings. One difficulty interpreting …

help economically disadvantaged students complete high school and gain access to postsecondary education. This report … describes the impact of Upward Bound (UB) on students' education-related outcomes and course-taking during the first year or two … of high school, as well as students' persistence in the UB program. Available from the U.S. Department of Education at …

Each year, the U.S. college system grants twice as many bachelor’s degrees to African American females as males. Large … gender gaps favoring women also exist for other groups—on average, our college system awards 35 percent more B.A.s to … happens in college. In this brief, the authors note that at least part of the explanation can be traced to differences in high …