Working Paper: NBER ID: w8792
Authors: Ronald G. Ehrenberg; Christopher L. Smith
Abstract: Within many large states there are multiple 2-year and 4-year public institutions. Our paper develops a methodology that can be used to help evaluate how well each 2-year public institution in a state is doing in preparing those of its students who transfer to 4-year public institutions to successfully complete their 4-year programs. Similarly, the methodology can be used to help evaluate how well each 4-year public institution is doing in graduating the those students from 2-year institutions who transfer to it. The methodology is illustrated using data provided by the Office of Institutional Research and Analysis of the State University of New York.
Keywords: Higher Education; Public Institutions; Transfer Students
JEL Codes: I2
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| specific 2-year college attended (I23) | proportion of students graduating from a 4-year institution by three years after transfer (I23) |
| 4-year institution transferred to (I23) | proportion of students graduating from a 4-year institution by three years after transfer (I23) |
| 2-year degree designed for transfer (A22) | proportion of students graduating from a 4-year institution by three years after transfer (I23) |
| distance between institutions (D02) | proportion of students graduating from a 4-year institution by three years after transfer (I23) |