Article
Institutional Grants: Investing in Student Retention and Graduation
Journal of Student Financial Aid
Abstract
This study examines how institutional expenditures and grants (student financial aid) relate to retention and graduation. It looks at this relationship over a 10-year period and examines differences between institutions with low- and high-admissions selectivity standards. In general, expenditures for institutional grants positively contributed to retention and graduation rates except at high-selectivity institutions, where institutional grants did not significantly contribute to retention and graduation rates.
Publication Date
12-1-2005
Citation Information
Ann M. Gansemer-Topf and John H. Schuh. "Institutional Grants: Investing in Student Retention and Graduation" (2005) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/ann_gansemer-topf/2/