HBCU enrollment continued to decline in 2013-14 despite the partial rebound in PLUS loans¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2019 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Enrollment at HBCUs continued to decline in 2013-14 even though PLUS loans increased somewhat after the appeals process was streamlined. → Matthew T. Johnson 2019

Evidence¶

Matthew T. Johnson 2019¶

Matthew T. Johnson, Julie Bruch, Brian Gill. (2019). Changes in HBCU Financial Aid and Student Enrollment After the Tightening of PLUS Credit Standards. Journal of Student Financial Aid, vol. 48, issue 2. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/changes-in-hbcu-financial-aid-and-student-enrollment-after-the-tightening-of-plus-credit-standards doi:10.55504/0884-9153.1627

q2 · i? · causal · r?

Institution-level analysis of the second affected academic year (2013-14); the article reports that despite the partial PLUS rebound, "enrollment at HBCUs continued to decline." No effect size is printed.

"enrollment at HBCUs continued to decline"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• The larger enrollment decline at HBCUs corresponded to the larger decline in PLUS recipients at those institutions — related
• PLUS loans at HBCUs increased somewhat in 2013-14 after the Department of Education streamlined the PLUS appeals process — related
• Tightened PLUS credit standards changed both financial aid and enrollment at HBCUs across the first two affected academic years — a broader claim this one bears on
• HBCUs experienced larger enrollment declines than other institutions after the PLUS tightening, particularly for first-year students — related
• Enrollment at HBCUs decreased more than enrollment at other institutions after the PLUS credit-standard tightening — related
• Other types of federal financial aid did not fully make up for the decline in PLUS borrowing at HBCUs — related
• After the tightening of PLUS credit standards, both the share of PLUS participants and PLUS loan dollar amounts declined substantially at HBCUs — 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
• The 2011 tightening of Parent PLUS credit standards sharply reduced PLUS access at HBCUs and cost them about $168 million — related
• PLUS loan volume at HBCUs declined substantially in 2012-13 after credit standards were tightened — related
• Black Parent PLUS borrowers default at disproportionately high rates compared with White parent borrowers — related