The larger enrollment decline at HBCUs corresponded to the larger decline in PLUS recipients at those institutions¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r1 · q2
Currency · newest study 2015 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? The enrollment decline at HBCUs corresponded to the larger decline in PLUS recipients at HBCUs, suggesting an association between PLUS access and enrollment. → Matthew Johnson 2015

Evidence¶

Matthew Johnson 2015¶

Matthew Johnson, Julie Bruch, Brian Gill. (2015). Stated Briefly: Changes in Financial Aid and Student Enrollment at Historically Black Colleges and Universities after the Tightening of PLUS Credit Standards. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Regional Education Laboratory Mid-Atlantic. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs

q2 · i? · associational · r1

The brief's descriptive comparison reports that the enrollment pattern at HBCUs was "corresponding to the larger decline in PLUS recipients at HBCUs". This is an observed correspondence, not a tested causal estimate; no effect size is printed.

"Enrollment at HBCUs decreased more than enrollment at other institutions, corresponding to the larger decline in PLUS recipients at HBCUs."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Enrollment at HBCUs decreased more than enrollment at other institutions after the PLUS credit-standard tightening — related
• HBCUs experienced larger enrollment declines than other institutions after the PLUS tightening, particularly for first-year students — related
• HBCU enrollment continued to decline in 2013-14 despite the partial rebound in PLUS loans — related
• PLUS loan volume at HBCUs declined substantially in 2012-13 after credit standards were tightened — related
• Declines in PLUS loans at HBCUs in 2012-13 were not fully replaced by other types of federal financial aid — related
• After the tightening of PLUS credit standards, both the share of PLUS participants and PLUS loan dollar amounts declined substantially at HBCUs — related
• Tightened PLUS credit standards changed both financial aid and enrollment at HBCUs across the first two affected academic years — related
• Black teachers were more likely than other teachers to have borrowed for their education and to report high stress from student loan debt — related
• Credit disparities make private loans harder to access for Black, Native American, and Latino communities — related
• The 2011 tightening of Parent PLUS credit standards sharply reduced PLUS access at HBCUs and cost them about $168 million — related
• PLUS loans at HBCUs increased somewhat in 2013-14 after the Department of Education streamlined the PLUS appeals process — related