ERIC Number: ED671910
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Jun-17
Pages: 68
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College Enrollment and Mandatory FAFSA Applications: Evidence from Louisiana. EdWorkingPaper No. 21-425
Christa Deneault
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
Barriers to accessing financial aid may keep students from matriculating to college. To test whether FAFSA completion is one of these barriers, I utilize a natural experiment brought about by a Louisiana mandate for seniors to file the FAFSA upon graduation from high school. Exploiting pre-treatment FAFSA completion rates as a treatment intensity in a dosage differences-in-differences specification, I find that a 10 percentage point lower pre-treatment FAFSA completion rate for a school implies a 1 percentage point larger increase in post-mandate college enrollment.
Descriptors: Access to Education, Student Financial Aid, College Admission, Barriers, State Government, Compliance (Legal), Financial Aid Applicants, College Preparation, Higher Education, College Bound Students, Need Analysis (Student Financial Aid), High School Seniors, Paying for College, Program Implementation, Graduation Requirements, High School Graduates
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. Brown University Box 1985, Providence, RI 02912. Tel: 401-863-7990; Fax: 401-863-1290; e-mail: annenberg@brown.edu; Web site: https://annenberg.brown.edu/
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Secondary Education; High Schools
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
Identifiers - Location: Louisiana
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