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Griffith, Amanda; Rask, Kevin – Economics of Education Review, 2007
The annual US News and World Report (USNWR) Guide to America's Best Colleges is much anticipated by both high-ability high school seniors and college and university administrators. In this paper, we use a decade of Colgate University "Admitted Student Questionnaire" surveys to estimate the influence of changes in a school's USNWR rank on…
Descriptors: Probability, College Choice, College Admission, High School Seniors
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Do, Chau – Economics of Education Review, 2004
This paper measures the effects of living near a ''high quality'' college on the college attended. If local colleges provide information about postsecondary education or role models for youth, they may generate ''spillover'' effects that increase the quality of the college attended, even for individuals who do not attend college locally. Using…
Descriptors: Role Models, Public Colleges, Educational Quality, Postsecondary Education