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 …

Students starting at a two-year college are much less likely to graduate with a college degree than similar students … of peer ability for most two-year and four-year colleges in the United States- the average PSAT of enrolled students. We … between students who start at two-year versus four-year institutions is explained by differences in peers, leaving room for …

support the "mismatch" hypothesis that college quality and ability interact in substantively important ways. All students … benefit from attending higher quality colleges. Our estimates imply that resorting students to eliminate mismatch, without … $400 per year. The substantial gains for students who move to higher quality colleges under this reshuffling roughly cancel …

more heavily on an ex post selection mechanism, based on the students' performance during higher education. We analyze how … the enrollment decision is uncertain. Upon observing past performance, students may decide to continue, reorient to … another major, or drop out. We find that ex post student selection is very strong: less than half of the students successfully …

in Ningxia Province and a regression-discontinuity design, we find that students who score just below the tier-2 …