Ensuring a good match between students and the colleges in which they enroll significantly increases a student's chance of graduating¶
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q2 i? Research indicates that ensuring a good match between prospective students and the colleges in which they enroll significantly increases a student's chance of graduating. → University of Chicago Consortium on School Research 2016
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University of Chicago Consortium on School Research 2016¶
University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. (2016). The College Match Indicator, in Matching Students to Opportunity. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/college-match-indicator-linking-research-practice
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The book's overview attributes this finding to prior research on college access and success, without printing effect sizes or study details. It frames match between "prospective students and the colleges in which they enroll" as critical to graduation.
"Research indicates that ensuring a good match significantly increases a student's chance of graduating."
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Related Claims¶
- Attending a match college raises simulated four-year graduation probability by 13 percentage points for CPS students with access to very selective colleges, but college choice has little impact for students with low qualifications — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
- The review reports that equally qualified Chicago graduates' college persistence differed systematically depending on the institutional graduation rates of the colleges they attended — related
- College mismatch is common among Chicago graduates: only 38 percent of the most qualified students enrolled in a match college, and many mismatch by enrolling in two-year colleges or not enrolling — related
- High school GPA predicts four-year college graduation more strongly than achievement test scores among Chicago graduates — related
- School college-going climate predicts students' college enrollment steps and enrollment at colleges matching their qualifications — related
- Thoughtful, well-supported students distinguish college fit from college match, treating match as one but not the only component of fit — related
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Ensuring a good match between students and the colleges in which they enroll significantly increases a student's chance of graduating |
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Ensuring a good match between students and the colleges in which they enroll significantly increases a student's chance of graduating |
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