Institutional Grants: Investing in Student Retention and Graduation
Vol. 35. No. 3, 2005 p. 5
by Ann M. Gansemer-Topf and John H. Schuh
This study examines how institutional expenditures and grants
(student financial aid) relate to retention and graduation. It looks
at this relationship over a 10-year period and examines differences
between institutions with low- and high-admissions selectivity
standards. In general, expenditures for institutional grants
positively contributed to retention and graduation rates except at
high-selectivity institutions, where institutional grants did not significantly
contribute to retention and graduation rates.