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Title: Clearing Up Transfer Admissions Standards: Impact on Access and Outcomes. EdWorkingPaper No. 23-850
Language: English
Authors: Lena Shi, Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
Source: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. 2023.
Availability: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. Brown University Box 1985, Providence, RI 02912. Tel: 401-863-7990; Fax: 401-863-1290; e-mail: annenberg@brown.edu; Web site: https://annenberg.brown.edu/
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 71
Publication Date: 2023
Sponsoring Agency: National Academy of Education (NAEd)
Spencer Foundation
Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Contract Number: R305B150010
Document Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Two Year Colleges
Descriptors: College Choice, College Admission, College Transfer Students, Admission Criteria, Graduation Rate, Debt (Financial), Competitive Selection, Grade Point Average, Community Colleges, Public Colleges
Geographic Terms: Virginia
Abstract: Students' college choices can affect their chances of earning a degree, but many lack the support to navigate the opaque college application and admissions process. This paper evaluates whether guaranteeing four-year college admissions based on transparent academic standards affected community college students' enrollment choices and graduation rates. Guaranteed admissions increased high-GPA graduates' transfer rates to highly-selective colleges by 30 percent. Increased transfers to highly-selective colleges also accompanied higher graduation rates and lower student debt. Gains were largest for students with historically lower transfer rates. Transparent admissions standards can increase access to selective colleges at low to no cost. [Additional funding for this report was provided by the Pershing Square Fund for Research on the Foundations of Human Behavior.]
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