How much postsecondary education costs families, and how much is publicly financed,
varies immensely across countries and the proper balance is hotly debated. The United …

Prospective college students—particularly students of color and those from low-income
families—face a myriad of challenges applying to and enrolling in college, including …

This study found that the MATC Promise increased college attainment by encouraging
Milwaukee high school students to access state and federal aid, and to consider …

Certain statewide promise programs require students to demonstrate financial need, while
state performance funding policies sometimes incorporate a financial bonus that incentivizes …

Given the proliferation of college promise programs and the increasing popularity of last-
dollar designs, we explore changes to states' financial aid resource environments following …

Not all students who could benefit from college apply. With novel data on over 1.2 million
high schoolers, we show that nearly 25% start but never complete a college application. We …

Complexity and uncertainty in the college application process contribute to longstanding
racial and socioeconomic disparities in enrollment. We leverage a large-scale experiment …

Despite consistent evidence on the benefits of same-race instructor matching in K-12
settings and develo** work in higher education, research has yet to conceptualize and …

Nationwide, rural students enroll in and graduate from college at lower rates than their non-
rural peers. Closing this gap in rural college access matters because individuals with a …

This brief is part of the Affirming Equity, Ensuring Inclusion, and Empowering Action
initiative. The brief describes the emerging practice of direct admissions, including how the …