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Peer reviewedCostrell, Robert M. – Education Economics, 1993
The effects of relaxed college admission standards vary across students. A relaxed standard may raise the number of graduates but reduces nongraduates' productivity. The effect on the graduation rate is ambiguous, since "marginal" college attendees are less likely to graduate. A lower admission standard reduces performance among students exceeding…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Graduates, College Preparation
