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Redd, Kenneth E. – Business Officer, 2001
A comparison of tuition discounting practices at independent institutions to their six-year graduation rates found that dramatic tuition discounting may negatively affect graduation rates, perhaps explained by decreases in net tuition revenue leading to less money spent on academic services. (EV)
Descriptors: Correlation, Graduation, Private Colleges, Tuition Grants
Download full textRedd, Kenneth E. – 2000
To study the effects of college tuition discounting, data from annual Institutional Student Aid Surveys of private colleges and universities were compared to enrollment and Pell Grant data from the U.S. Department of Education. Findings indicated that: (1) at least one quarter of the colleges and universities used discounting strategies that…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Trends, Enrollment, Higher Education
Peer reviewedRedd, Kenneth E. – Student Aid Transcript, 2001
The Director of Research of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators examines how tuition discounting is affecting the neediest students. Results suggest that a large share of institutional aid dollars are still being distributed to low-income undergraduates, despite the rise in merit- and other non-need-based grants. (EV)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Low Income Groups, Need Analysis (Student Financial Aid), No Need Scholarships
