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Michael L. Nieswiadomy – Journal of Economic Education, 2024
In this article, the author updates his prior studies of LSAT® scores (Nieswiadomy 1998, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2017) using current data for 2022-23 law school applicants, finding that economics majors remain at or near the top of all applicants. Results of the previous studies showing economics majors scored well on the LSAT® have often been posted on…
Descriptors: Economics Education, College Entrance Examinations, Law Schools, Scores
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Ashworth, Jared; Olabisi, Michael – Education Economics, 2023
We use the score reports of 375,000 US-based GMAT® test takers to document patterns of mismatch between student ability and school quality. We find substantial levels of mismatch in candidates' selection of MBA programs for score-sending, and by extension, applications. The evidence suggests that the high levels of mismatch in the selection of…
Descriptors: College Choice, Business Administration Education, Masters Programs, Business Schools
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Pannell, Summer – School Leadership Review, 2023
Admission criteria for principal preparation programs vary from state to state and even amongst universities within the same state. Despite the recommendation nearly two decades ago to connect admission criteria to leadership standards, little research has been done to help develop such criteria. This study examined principal preparation program…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Principals, Admission Criteria, Universities
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Finger, Claudia; Solga, Heike – Sociology of Education, 2023
This study illuminates the male advantage in test-based admissions to higher education. In contrast to many other countries, admission tests in Germany are optional, and test-free programs are available. This context offers a unique opportunity to investigate whether the male advantage in test-based admissions is caused by gender differences in…
Descriptors: Males, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations, Gender Differences
Tyner, Adam – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2023
The SAT and ACT have held a controversial place in American education for generations. The conventional wisdom has come to suggest that these college entrance tests are harmful to educational equity because they discriminate against students from low-income families and other students whose backgrounds may put them at a disadvantage, such as…
Descriptors: Barriers, Equal Education, Minority Group Students, College Admission
Brian McManus; Jessica Howell; Michael Hurwitz – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2023
The impact of test-optional college admissions policies depends on whether applicants act strategically in disclosing test scores. We analyze individual applicants' standardized test scores and disclosure behavior to 50 major US colleges for entry in fall 2021, when COVID-19 prompted widespread adoption of test-optional policies. Applicants…
Descriptors: Disclosure, Test Results, Scores, College Admission
Bastedo, Michael N.; Glasener, Kristen M.; Deane, K. C.; Bowman, Nicholas A. – Educational Policy, 2022
Although it is well established that college entrance exams have become a key factor for admission to selective institutions, less is known about the influence of test scores in relation to other academic factors in the evaluation of a student's application file. This study conducts a randomized-controlled trial to determine whether providing…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Low Income Students, College Applicants, College Admission
Mastrogiovanni, Margaret Elizabeth – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The purpose of this dissertation study was twofold. First, this research study examined the role of noncognitive factors on degree completion, academic achievement, and persistence. Second, this research study examined the utility of the Personal Potential Index (PPI) as an avenue to reliably assess noncognitive factors of graduate students that…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Student Attrition, College Applicants, Scores
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Sackett, Paul R.; Sharpe, Melissa S.; Kuncel, Nathan – Applied Measurement in Education, 2021
The literature is replete with references to a disproportionate reliance on admission test scores (e.g., the ACT or SAT) in the college admissions process. School-reported reliance on test scores and grades has been used to study this question, generally indicating relatively equal reliance on the two, with a slightly higher endorsement of grades.…
Descriptors: College Admission, Admission Criteria, College Entrance Examinations, College Applicants
Jenny Nagaoka; Shelby Mahaffie; Alexandra Usher; Amy Arneson – University of Chicago Consortium on School Research, 2023
This joint study by the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research and the To&Through Project points to important differences between the four-year and six-year completion rates for Chicago Public Schools (CPS) graduates who received bachelor's degrees. It investigates four-year and six-year college completion trends for 2004-14 CPS…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Bachelors Degrees, Graduation Rate, Time to Degree
Elle Ting – British Columbia Council on Admissions and Transfer, 2024
Direct Admissions is a system developed and piloted recently in the US that defaults graduating high school students into post-secondary admittance by data-matching their profiles (transcripts, standardized test scores, and prerequisites) with institutions' preset eligibility criteria. As applicant and institutional interest in direct admissions…
Descriptors: College Admission, Student Characteristics, Profiles, Standardized Tests
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Saka, Noa; Kleper, Dvir; Kennet-Cohen, Tamar – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2022
This study assesses differential prediction and differential validity in higher-education admissions policy for individuals with various disabilities, who were granted or denied (on either technical grounds or professional considerations) test accommodations on the Israeli Psychometric Entrance Test (PET). The sample comprised 124,501 records of…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations, Testing Accommodations
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Nan Zhou; Qiang Li; Yanbo Zhang – SAGE Open, 2024
Sino-foreign cooperative universities (SFCU) represent the advanced manifestation of transnational education in China and has profoundly shaped the country's higher education landscape. Despite the tremendous development of SFCUs, there is limited research on the motivations and driving factors of students choosing to study at SFCUs. To bridge…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Graduates, College Choice, International Education
Slavit, David; McDuffie, Amy Roth; Griggs, Nicole; Goldhaber, Dan; Theobald, Roddy – National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER), 2023
This qualitative study examines the information collected about applicants to mathematics or science teacher preparation programs (MSTPPs) and how university faculty perceive and value this information in admissions decisions. Based on document review and interviews with MSTPP faculty and admissions directors, we found that broad measures of…
Descriptors: College Applicants, Teacher Education Programs, Mathematics Teachers, Science Teachers
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Michael N. Bastedo; Mark Umbricht; Emma Bausch; Bo-Kyung Byun; Yiping Bai – AERA Open, 2023
Holistic admissions practices require evaluating an applicant's credentials in light of the opportunities available in their high school context. High school grades, test scores, and course taking are clearly related to college grades, retention, and graduation. But does performance in high school context also relate to college success? Building a…
Descriptors: College Applicants, College Admission, Admission Criteria, College Bound Students
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