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Experimental Evidence on the Impacts of Need‐Based Financial Aid: Longitudinal Assessment of the Wisconsin Scholars Grant

Anderson, Drew M., Broton, Katharine M., Goldrick‐Rab, Sara, Kelchen, Robert·2020·Journal of Policy Analysis and Management
DOI 10.1002/pam.22190
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We conduct the first long‐term experimental evaluation of a need‐based financial aid program, the privately funded Wisconsin Scholars Grant. Over multiple cohorts, the program failed to increase degree completion and graduate school enrollment up to 10 years after matriculation. The program did reduce time‐to‐degree for some students and modestly increased the number of STEM degrees earned. The lack of robust effects raises important questions about the conditions necessary for financial aid to benefit students.

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  • Follow-up studies of multiple cohorts of the Wisconsin Scholars Grant ultimately found no effects on persistence, completion, or graduate enrollment for the full sample.

    “but follow-up studies of multiple cohorts ultimately found no effects on persistence, completion, or graduate enrollment for the full sample (Anderson, Broton, Goldrick-Rab, & Kelchen, 2020).”

    From College Costs, Financial Aid, and Student Decisions (2022) · cites this paper as Anderson, Broton, Goldrick-Rab, & Kelchen, 2020

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Authors
Anderson, D. M., Broton, K. M., Goldrick‐Rab, S., & Kelchen, R.
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2019-12-30
Volume
39
Issue
3
Pages
720-739
ISSN
  • 0276-8739 (ISSN-L)
  • 1520-6688
DOI
10.1002/pam.22190
OpenAlex
W2997091596
Cited by
38
References
4
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 2 · 2017: 1
FWCI
17.54
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Spencer Foundation
  • Temple University
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Education › Higher Education Research Studies
  • Social Sciences › Education › School Choice and Performance
  • Social Sciences › Safety Research › Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
Keywords
need-based aid, graduation, graduate school enrollment, time to degree completion, STEM degrees, student outcomes, longitudinal assessment

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