Journal article
Experimental Evidence on the Impacts of Need-Based Financial Aid: Longitudinal Assessment of the Wisconsin Scholars Grant
Journal of policy analysis and management, Vol.39(3), pp.720-739
06/01/2020
DOI: 10.1002/pam.22190
Abstract
We conduct the first long-term experimental evaluation of a need-based financial aid program, the privately funded Wisconsin Scholars Grant. Over multiple cohorts, the program failed to increase degree completion and graduate school enrollment up to 10 years after matriculation. The program did reduce time-to-degree for some students and modestly increased the number of STEM degrees earned. The lack of robust effects raises important questions about the conditions necessary for financial aid to benefit students.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Experimental Evidence on the Impacts of Need-Based Financial Aid: Longitudinal Assessment of the Wisconsin Scholars Grant
- Creators
- Drew M. Anderson - RAND Corp, 1776 Main St, Santa Monica, CA 90401 USAKatharine M. Broton - Univ Iowa, Dept Educ Policy & Leadership Studies, N499 Lindquist Ctr, Iowa City, IA 52242 USASara Goldrick-Rab - Temple Univ, Dept Higher Educ Policy, 419 Ritter Annex,1301 Cecil B Moore Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19122 USARobert Kelchen - Seton Hall Univ, Higher Educ, Dept Educ Leadership Management & Policy, 413 Jubilee Hall,400 S Orange Ave, S Orange, NJ 07079 USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of policy analysis and management, Vol.39(3), pp.720-739
- Publisher
- Wiley
- DOI
- 10.1002/pam.22190
- ISSN
- 0276-8739
- eISSN
- 1520-6688
- Number of pages
- 20
- Grant note
- Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation Temple University's College of Education Spencer Foundation
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/01/2020
- Academic Unit
- Sociology and Criminology; Educational Policy and Leadership Studies; Center for Social Science Innovation
- Record Identifier
- 9984306238502771
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