Abstract
This study examines whether receiving merit-based aid affects the bachelor’s degree attainment in the fourth, fifth, and sixth year of initial enrollment in the case of Tennessee. Using the fuzzy frontier discontinuity method, I compare graduation rates of students who initially received the state’s merit-based aid to those of students who did not. Results show that receiving merit-based aid increased the probability of earning a bachelor’s degree in the fourth year. However, it did not affect degree attainment in the fifth or sixth year. This paper also discusses possible explanations regarding why merit-based aid may not influence degree attainment.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 99-118 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | KEDI Journal of Educational Policy |
Volume | 15 |
Issue number | 1 |
State | Published - 2018 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© Korean Educational Development Institute 2018.
Keywords
- Degree attainment
- Graduation
- Merit-based aid
- Regression discontinuity
- Time to degree
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Education