Other types of federal financial aid did not fully make up for the decline in PLUS borrowing at HBCUs¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 2 studies · 1 causal r?, 1 associational r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2019 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Other types of federal financial aid did not fully compensate for the decline in PLUS lending at historically Black colleges and universities after the credit-standard tightening. → Matthew Johnson 2015

q2 i? Other types of federal financial aid did not fully replace the decreases in PLUS loans at HBCUs in 2012-13. → Matthew T. Johnson 2019

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?

The brief's descriptive analysis of federal aid patterns at HBCUs after the PLUS tightening concludes that "Other types of federal financial aid did not fully make up for the decline" in PLUS borrowing. No effect size is printed.

"Other types of federal financial aid did not fully make up for the decline."

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 HBCU financial aid in 2012-13 and 2013-14; the article states the PLUS decreases "were not fully replaced by other types of federal financial aid." No effect size is printed.

"and the decreases were not fully replaced by other types of federal financial aid"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• The larger enrollment decline at HBCUs corresponded to the larger decline in PLUS recipients at those institutions — related
• After the tightening of PLUS credit standards, both the share of PLUS participants and PLUS loan dollar amounts declined substantially at HBCUs — related
• PLUS loan volume at HBCUs declined substantially in 2012-13 after credit standards were tightened — related
• Tightened PLUS credit standards changed both financial aid and enrollment at HBCUs across the first two affected academic years — related
• HBCU enrollment continued to decline in 2013-14 despite the partial rebound in PLUS loans — 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
• A dynamic model of education, borrowing, and work decisions is used to assess how raising government-sponsored loan limits would affect educational attainment and college entry timing — related
• Talent Search participants were more likely than matched comparison students to apply for federal financial aid — related
• PLUS loans at HBCUs increased somewhat in 2013-14 after the Department of Education streamlined the PLUS appeals process — related