Student College Choice Sets: Toward an Empirical Characterization.

Tierney, Michael L.

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Publication Date: 1983

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Student College Choice Sets: Toward an Empirical Characterization.

Tierney, Michael L.

Research in Higher Education, v18 n3 p271-84 1983

Data on college bound students from several suburban Philadelphia communities were statistically analyzed, and it was found students could be grouped according to the characteristics of the institutions they applied to, in no more than eight stable choice sets. Implications for policy formation are discussed. (MSE)

Descriptors: College Applicants, College Choice, Comparative Analysis, Educational Quality, Geographic Location, Higher Education, Institutional Characteristics, Policy Formation, Predictor Variables, School Size, Student Costs, Student Recruitment

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Identifiers - Location: Pennsylvania

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