Chicago graduates who enrolled in the most popular colleges had lower adjusted graduation rates than similar Chicago students who enrolled elsewhere¶

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q2 i? Even after adjusting for background characteristics and high school preparation, graduation rates at the most popular colleges for Chicago students were substantially below those of other colleges in Illinois. → Jenny Nagaoka 2008

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Jenny Nagaoka 2008¶

Jenny Nagaoka, Melissa Roderick, and Vanessa Coca. (2008). Barriers to College Attainment: Lessons from Chicago. The Consortium on Chicago School Research at The University of Chicago / Center for American Progress. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/barriers-college-attainment-lessons-chicago

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The analysis examined four-year college degree attainment among Chicago students with the same qualification levels who enrolled in different institutions, comparing institutional graduation rates for the seven most popular colleges, only two of which met or exceeded the national average of 53 percent.

"However, even after adjusting for background characteristics and high school preparation, the graduation rates at the most popular colleges for Chicago students were substantially below those of other colleges in Illinois."

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