Enrollment at HBCUs decreased more than enrollment at other institutions after the PLUS credit-standard tightening¶

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

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Enrollment at HBCUs decreased more than enrollment at other institutions in the period following the tightening of PLUS credit standards. → 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 · r?

Comparative descriptive analysis in the brief finds "Enrollment at HBCUs decreased more than enrollment at other institutions", and links this to the larger decline in PLUS recipients at HBCUs. 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¶

• The larger enrollment decline at HBCUs corresponded to the larger decline in PLUS recipients at those institutions — related
• HBCU enrollment continued to decline in 2013-14 despite the partial rebound in PLUS loans — related
• HBCUs experienced larger enrollment declines than other institutions after the PLUS tightening, particularly for first-year students — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
• Tightened PLUS credit standards changed both financial aid and enrollment at HBCUs across the first two affected academic years — related
• After the tightening of PLUS credit standards, both the share of PLUS participants and PLUS loan dollar amounts declined substantially at HBCUs — 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