Clearing Up Transfer Admissions Standards: Impact on Access and Outcomes. EdWorkingPaper No. 23-850
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| Title: | Clearing Up Transfer Admissions Standards: Impact on Access and Outcomes. EdWorkingPaper No. 23-850 |
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| 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.] |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| IES Funded: | Yes |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | ED672276 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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