At some colleges the program lowered student loan debt¶
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q4 i? In the sites reporting financial aid outcomes, program group students received less in loans than control group students (New Mexico and Ohio), while total financial aid received was higher in all three reporting sites. → Alexander Mayer 2014
Evidence¶
Alexander Mayer 2014¶
Alexander Mayer, MDRC. (2014). Performance-Based Scholarships: Replication at Six Sites Using Randomized Controlled Trials. SREE Spring 2014 Conference Abstract. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED562816
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Year-one financial aid outcomes (Table 6) show total loans received of $1,179 versus $1,525 in New Mexico and $2,853 versus $3,187 in Ohio, both statistically significant; New York showed a non-significant $10 difference.
"At some colleges, the program also lowered student loan debt (please see Tables 3- 6 for more details about program impacts)."
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Related Claims¶
- Performance-based scholarships increased the proportion of students meeting the incentivized academic benchmark at all sites except New York — related
- Performance-based scholarships increased first-year credits earned at most sites, but not in Florida or New Mexico — related
- Other types of federal financial aid did not fully make up for the decline in PLUS borrowing at HBCUs — related
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