administrative data from Ireland, we explore the performance in college of different types of students. We find that post … for their greater prior achievement, and this is true in both non-STEM and STEM fields. Disabled students, students from … disadvantaged schools, and students who qualify for means-tested financial aid are less likely to complete and less likely to obtain …

graders favor male students, although male graders favor male students to a larger extent than female graders. Again, after …

When students receive better grades without any corresponding increase in ability, this is called grade inflation …