Impact of state tuition guarantee policy on enrollment in public universities

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作者
Coulibaly, Ibrahima [1 ]
Asirvatham, Jebaraj [2 ]
机构
[1] Minnesota Dept Human Serv DHS, Dept Human Serv, St Paul, MN USA
[2] Southern Illinois Univ Carbondale, Carbondale, IL 62901 USA
关键词
Tuition guarantee; State tuition; Enrollment; Public university; Truth-in-tuition; HIGHER-EDUCATION; STUDENT ENGAGEMENT; UNEMPLOYMENT; INFERENCE; RETURNS; PANEL;
D O I
10.1108/IJCED-02-2024-0009
中图分类号
G40 [教育学];
学科分类号
040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
PurposeThis study estimates the effect of the Truth-in-Tuition policy on the enrollment of first-year students, minority students and all students (total enrollment) in Illinois universities.Design/methodology/approachEconometric models yield robust estimates using state- and time-fixed effects. This research uses the nonparametric Difference-in-Difference (DID) method. Variation in the starting of the Truth-in-Tuition policy across the Midwestern states is used as a natural experiment.FindingsResults demonstrate that the Truth-in-Tuition policy helped increase freshman enrollment but did not significantly impact minority enrollment. This policy, however, shows a much larger drop in total enrollment in Illinois universities.Originality/valueA comparison between regionally competing institutions under different policy regimes was not analyzed earlier.
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页码:376 / 391
页数:16
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